Spectators at Redcar, expecting a demonstration rescue by RNLI lifeboat volunteers, were surprised to witness a real rescue mission unfold. On Saturday, July 1, as part of the charity’s Flag Day fundraising, Redcar Lifeboat received an emergency call regarding four missing divers. The Atlantic 85 and the station’s D class ILB crews swiftly initiated a search operation.
Rescue operationDuring a dive near the wreck of the Dimitris off the coast of Redcar, four divers went...
Six crew members of a cargo vessel were urgently evacuated after a COVID-19 outbreak in San Francisco Bay. The vessel ‘Global Striker’ had 21 crew members on board, with 19 members testing positive for the COVID-19 virus.
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The cause of the outbreak and the vaccination status of the crew members is unknown. Six members of the 21 crew were shifted to the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and California Pacific Medical Center.
A San Francisco Fire...
“K” LINE Dry Bulk Carrier Conducting Rescue Operation
July 5, 2021
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
“K” LINEDry Bulk Carrier Conducting Rescue Operation
M/V CAPE TAWEELAH a dry bulk carrier operated by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) rescued 35 people in distress after receiving a request from MRCC LAS PALMAS at off the coast of south of Gran Canaria Island, on June 29 (local time). All rescued people were safely disembarked at Tenerife, Spain.
Overview of...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/05/k-line-dry-bulk-carrier-conducting-rescue-operation/
Rescue of an overturned container ship at Tan Cang Hiep Phuoc Port At noon of April 26, the Traffic Newspaper’s source at Hiep Phuoc Tan Port said that the competent forces were urgently rescuing the overturned container ship at this port.
According to the original source, around 8 o’clock on the same day, the Mongolian container ship ALICA ULAANBAATAR with a tonnage of 2,470 tons, carrying 54 containers while anchored at the wharf, suddenly overturned.
The flip caused 18 containers of cargo to...
https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/watch-capsized-container-ship-loses-containers-during-rescue/
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According to Germany’s maritime rescue the water temperature was two degrees Celsius (35.6...
Thirteen people missing for a week in waters off Papua New Guinea after their boat broke down have been found alive with the help of Australia’s maritime safety watchdog, reports Star News.
Ferry in troubleThe 10-metre ferry reported that it was in trouble on January 22 amid monsoon warnings near Alcester Island in the Solomon Sea, about 1000 kilometres northeast of Cairns.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority sent out its Queensland-based Challenger jet to search for the missing vessel...
https://mfame.guru/cargo-ship-rescued-13-people-floating-near-alcester/
A Russian scuba diver has survived two days spent drifting in the cold waters of the Sea of Japan, reports Divernet.
Scuba diver in troublePavel Vazemiller, 31, had been diving about 200m out in Ussuri Bay near his home town of Vladivostok in eastern Russia on Friday, 8 November, but became separated from the dive-boat.
Water temperature was around 8°C, and although the diver was able to put up an SMB he said later that he wished he had been carrying lights “because they would have helped me...
Cargo ship POSEIDON 34 ran aground on northern coast of Capul island, Northern Samar, S of Legazpi, Philippines, at around 0315 UTC Nov 29, while en route from Legazpi to Tagbilaran, Philippines. The ship drifted ashore in rough weather, after reportedly, steering failure, reports Inquirer.net.
Crewmen rescuedAt least 21 crewmen were rescued when their cargo vessel ran aground off the coast of Capul, a town in Northern Samar province, on Friday, Nov. 29.
Capt. Emmanuel Guardiano, chief of police...
http://mfame.guru/crew-men-rescued-as-ship-sized-waves-push-cargo-vessel-aground/
A Taiwanese cargo ship sank off the coast of the Chinese mainland province of Fujian on the night of 20th November. Seven crew members have been rescued and two remain missing, reports Xinhuanet News.
Vessel capsized after accidentThe cargo ship capsized after colliding with an unknown ship south of the Chuanshi Island in the estuary of the Minjiang River at about 10 p.m. on 20th November, said the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration.
At the time of the accident, nine crew members, including...
http://mfame.guru/cargo-ship-mishap-at-fujian-seven-rescued-two-missing/
Edmonton Fire Rescue...