Bilge alarms did not sound, fishing vessel Hotspur capsized and sank

In its latest report on a fishing vessel accident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that flooding into the lazarette, a compartment below the main deck, or port void (empty) space likely caused the 1998-built, 53-feet long fishing vessel Hotspur to lose stability, capsize and sink near Nunez Rocks, Alaska.

Hotspur began listing to port when it was transiting through Dixon Entrance near Nunez Rocks, off the southern tip of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska on August 2,...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/bilge-alarms-did-not-sound-fishing-vessel-hotspur-capsized-and-sank/

2 more bodies recovered after Seacor Power capsizing

The U.S. Coast Guard announced the recovery of two more bodies from a boat that capsized Tuesday off the coast of Louisiana.

A total of 19 crew members were on board the Seacor Power, a commercial lift boat, when it overturned during rough weather 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

Six crew members were rescued Tuesday. Two bodies were recovered by Thursday, with two more found Friday, the Coast Guard announced.

The Coast Guard said it is continuing to search for the nine missing crew...

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Coast Guard calls capsizing of commercial vessel major marine casualty

Coast Guard crew attempting to make contact with potential survivors inside capsized Seacor Power, Thursday, April 15, 2021.

The Coast Guard and multiple good Samaritan vessels Tuesday rescued six crew members of the Seacor Power, a commercial lift boat, and recovered the body of another crew member. The boat capsized that day during rough weather 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

As of Thursday afternoon, the Coast Guard was still searching for 12 crew members.

Related: News alert: Coast Guard searching for crew of capsized commercial vessel

Coast Guard teams have searched for a combined 70 hours as of...

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News alert: Coast Guard searching for crew of capsized commercial vessel

Coast Guard crew rescuing people from capsized commercial lift boat Seacor Power.

The Coast Guard and multiple Good Samaritan vessels rescued six crew members Tuesday from a capsized commercial vessel 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, but the search continued for others and one crew member was confirmed dead.

Coast Guard watchstanders received an emergency distress signal at 4:30 p.m. CT Tuesday from a commercial lift boat, and then issued an urgent marine information broadcast (UMIB). Multiple Good Samaritan vessels responded to the UMIB.

Related: Coast Guard assists...

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[Watch] Container Ship Capsized Due To Faulty Plan

Container ship capsized with her starboard resting on bottom along a pier at Teluk Lamong Terminal, Indonesia, at night Nov 15, reports Maritime Bulletin. 

What happened?

Container ship MENTARI CRYSTAL capsized with her starboard resting on bottom along pier at Teluk Lamong Terminal, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, at night Nov 15. 

There were 137 containers on board at the time of the incident. According to reports, the ship would have become highly unstable due to faulty ballasting and container...

https://mfame.guru/watch-container-ship-capsized-due-to-faulty-plan/

Golden Ray salvage ops move ahead

With the giant twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran VB-10,000 now on-site in St. Simons Sound, Ga., responders have been taking the final preparatory steps needed as it starts cutting into the capsized car carrier Golden Ray.

The Unified Command supervising the salvage operation has been installing gates in the one -mile long Environmental Protection Barrier (EPB) around the wreck site. The EPB is custom designed barrier made of high density polyethylene pipe, 5-foot square mesh debris netting and...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/salvage/golden-ray-salvage-ops-move-ahead/

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