Distress call

Freighter Sank After Distress Call, 1 Missing

Vietnamese freighter sank in the South China Sea after issuing a distress signal, reports Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

General cargo ship issued a distress signal and shortly after that, sank in South China sea at around 2100 UTC Apr 14 (0400 LT Apr 15). 

The vessel was some 30 nm south of Vung Tau, Vietnam, while en route from Haiphong to Southern Vietnam. 

Rescue operations

According to reports, 10 crew on board the freighter were rescued. 1 was reported to be missing.

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[Watch] Aframax Tanker Disabled After Engine Room Fire

Aframax tanker disabled by fire in the engine room and crew partially evacuated, reports Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

Fire erupted in the engine room of Aframax crude oil tanker MARQUESSA in the morning Dec 8. The tanker was some 17 nm east of Orchid island, southern Taiwan when the incident happened. 

Distress call

Tanker reported fire and sent a distress call at 1030 LT (UTC +8). She was disabled and adrift. 

Crew evacuated

According to reports, 8 non-essential crew out of total 24 were...

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Containership Issued Distress Call After Water Ingress

Container ship issued distress call reporting water ingress from some 30 nm off Figueira da Foz, Portugal, on Nov 5, reports Maritime Bulletin. 

What happened?

Container ship SOUTHWESTER was initially reported to have sunk some 30 nm off Figueira da Foz, Portugal, at around 0400 UTC Nov 5.  But as of 1245 UTC the ship was reported to be still afloat. 

According to reports, there was water ingress and the engine room flooded. The ship issued a distress signal at around 0030 UTC, reporting flooding,...

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(Answer) How To Use GMDSS for Emergency Distress Call?

Much of today’s maritime incidents are reported by a equipment called Global Maritime Distress and Safety System or GMDSS which is used to send distress call in emergency situations. 

Keeping the importance of this mind in rescuing seafarers, Safety4Sea has formulated a detailed guideline on how to use it properly. Let’s take a look at that. 

The history of GMDSS

About 30 years after the first ever communications satellite was put into orbit, GMDSS rolled out in 1992. Despite not entirely...

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Ro-ro Cargo Ship Sank After a Distress Call

Passenger ro-ro cargo ship issued a distress signal after getting caught in rough weather in Taiwan Strait, reports Maritime Bulletin. 

What happened?

Passenger ro-ro cargo ship SEATRAN FERRY 12 (ex- OLIVE MARU NO.8) got caught in rough weather in Taiwan Strait off Kaohsiung Taiwan, and issued a distress signal, late at night Oct 23. 

Rescue team

Taiwan Rescue services launched SAR. Five ship’s crew were found in the water, floating in life jackets. 

According to reports, all were rescued and two of...

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