Rough Weather

Commercial Vessel Capsizes, 1 Dead & 12 Missing

A 129-foot lift boat with 18 personnel on board caught in rough weather, capsized off Port Fourchon, La. One person was dead and six were rescued, reports The NewYorkTimes.

What happened?

The vessel, a 129-foot commercial lift boat, capsized about eight miles off Port Fourchon, La., according to the Coast Guard.  

Distress call & rescue measures

The Coast Guard received a distress message at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday that the boat had capsized. 

Six people were rescued at sea and “safely transported” b...

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[Watch] Cargo Ship Secured, No Longer at Risk

A Dutch cargo ship that was abandoned at sea during a storm off the coast of Norway this week has been attached to two large tugboats and is no longer at risk of running aground, reports Reuters.

For more information read our article [Watch] Cargo Ship With Crew in Danger of Capsizing

Fears of oil spill 

The vessel badly listing after parts of its cargo shifted in the rough weather, had been adrift since Monday. 

This led to fears of spilling some or all of the 350 tonnes of heavy oil and 50 tonnes...

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Cargo Ship Sinks, Crew Rescued

  • Cargo ship MSV KRISHNA SUDAMA sinks at night Sep 26 in Gulf of Kutch.
  • The ship loaded with 905 tons of rice and sugar is destined for Djibouti.
  • 12 crew members safely rescued.

Cargo ship caught in rough weather, sank, Gulf of Kutch, writes Nikolay Torkin for the Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

Cargo ship MSV KRISHNA SUDAMA sank at night Sep 26 in Gulf of Kutch, northwest India, Arabian sea, some 10 nm off Okha, Gujarat State. The ship was loaded with 905 tons of rice and sugar, destined for...

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