Sinking

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/

Did hull plating deterioration lead to Captain Alex flooding and sinking?

Uncontrolled flooding through a hole in the plating beneath the engine room of the 1996-built fishing vessel Captain Alex led to its sinking in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released Thursday, which says the hole was possibly caused by steel hull plating deterioration—beneath the engine room.

The 86.7-foot-long, 165-gross-ton, steel-hulled freezer trawler Captain Alex was fishing offshore of Galveston, Texas on Nov. 25, 2022, when it began...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/did-hull-plating-deterioration-lead-to-captain-alex-flooding-and-sinking/

NTSB reports on costly fishing vessel collision with containership

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that failure by its mate to maintain a proper lookout and conducting maintenance on critical equipment while underway led to an October 28, 2022 fishing vessel collision with an MSC containership.

No injuries were reported. Damage to the vessels was estimated at $6.25 million and the fishing vessel eventually sank..

On Oct. 28, 2022​, while the 1,066-foot containership MSC Rita was transiting southbound in the Atlantic Ocean, 55 miles southeast...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/ntsb-reports-on-costly-fishing-vessel-collision-with-containership/

Inadequate tow planning seen as leading to sinking of fishing vessel Carol Jean

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued the report of its investigation of the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Carol Jean.

On March 21, this year, while anchored with no one on board, the Carol Jean flooded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean near Tybee Island, Georgia. After the vessel’s emergency position indicating radio beacon, or EPIRB, activated, the U.S. Coast Guard responded and found a debris field where the beacon’s signal originated. There was no pollution reported....

https://www.marinelog.com/news/inadequate-tow-planning-seen-as-leading-to-sinking-of-fishing-vessel-carol-jean/

Chinese Bulk Carrier Damaged by Ice Sinks Off Russia

A Chinese bulker has sunk in Strait of Tartary near the Russian port of Vanino after being damaged in a collision with heavy ice flows. The vessel, Yong Xing 56, had been caught in the ice since February 19 and issued a distress call on February 23, prompting a rescue operation. Reporting indicates the the 33,000 DWT ship was carrying a cargo of alumina. All 21 crew members abandoned ship and were rescued by a Russian ferry and taken to Vonino. “The crew of 21 citizens of the People’s Republic...

https://gcaptain.com/chinese-bulk-carrier-yong-xing-56-sinks/

USACE and owner work to raise barge that sank in Kentucky Lock

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has been working with Terral River Service to clear a barge from Kentucky Lock’s chamber that sank at approximately 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 11.

Kentucky Lock is located near Gilbertsville, Ky, 22.4 miles from the confluence of the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers. It is 20 miles east of Paducah, Ky.

According to lockmaster Caleb Skinner, Terral River Service plans to refloat the barge today, Tuesday, June 14.

Skinner explained that the barge carrying...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/usace-and-owner-work-to-raise-barge-that-sank-in-kentucky-lock/

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