Result of the initially retrieved VDR, released on July 26, revealed only partial voyage information.
Stellar Daisy
Marshall Islands Releases Long-Awaited Stellar Daisy Casualty Report
The Maritime Administrator of the Republic of the Marshall Islands has released its long-awaited report on the investigation into the 2017 loss of the Stellar Daisy in the South Atlantic. The Marshall Islands-flagged Stellar Daisy, a 266,141 DWT very large ore carrier, sank on March 31, 2017,...
Stellar Daisy Sank due to “Catastrophic Structural Failure” of Its Hull
A catastrophic structural failure of the ship’s hull was the likely cause for the loss of Stellar Daisy in March 2017.
750 days after dramatic sinking, report finally published into Stellar Daisy’s hull failure
It’s taken fully 750 days but finally over the Easter weekend the Marshall Islands flag issued its report into the sinking of the Stellar Daisy very large ore carrier, citing a catastrophic structural failure of the ship’s hull for the deadly disaster that killed 22 seafarers. The keenly awaited...
‘Catastrophic structural failure’ caused sinking of Stellar Daisy
Two years after the VLOC Stellar Daisy sank along with almost its entire crew in the South Atlantic Ocean, the Marshall Islands issued the investigation report on the accident, identifying a ‘catastrophic structural failure of the ship’s hull‘ as key cause of the accident.
The incident
On 31 March 2017, the 266,141 dwt, very large ore carrier (VLOC) Stellar Daisy was underway in South Atlantic ocean, on its way from Brazil to Qingdao, China, when it sank about 1,700 off Uruguay. The water depth...
https://safety4sea.com/catastrophic-structural-failure-caused-sinking-of-stellar-daisy/
Stellar Daisy sinking: Two years on and what?
The last days of March have been ones of black anniversaries for shipping: On 24 March, the industry commemorated the Exxon Valdez incident, one of the most shocking environmental disasters in its history. On 31st March, shipping mourns a relatively recent tragedy: The loss of the South Korean VLOC ‘Stellar Daisy’ in 2017, which took almost entire crew at the bottom of the South Atlantic.
While, on the one hand, we have had extensive investigations and valuable lessons learned that helped the...
https://safety4sea.com/cm-stellar-daisy-sinking-two-years-on-and-what/
Seabed Constructor Leaves Stellar Daisy Wreck Site For Montevideo
Ocean Infinity, the next generation seabed survey and ocean exploration company, confirms that having successfully discovered the wreck of the lost South Korean tanker, Stellar Daisy, and completed all tasks originally required including retrieving the voyage data recorder ‘black box’, its vessel Seabed Constructor is now en route to Montevideo.
Image Credit: oceaninfinity.com
Upon locating Stellar Daisy, a thorough inspection of the site was carried out which included Ocean Infinity’s team...
Human Remains Discovered at Stellar Daisy Wreckage Site
Search teams found bones believed to be from at least one of the missing Stellar Daisy crew members.
Ocean Infinity Locates Wreck of Sunken Stellar Daisy
Ocean Infinity has located the wreck of the sunken Stellar Daisy at a depth of 3,461 meters in the South Atlantic Ocean, west of Cape Town.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/271501/ocean-infinity-locates-wreck-of-sunken-stellar-daisy/
Stellar Daisy Voyage Data Recorder Retrieved
Voyage data recorder of the sunken Stellar Daisy was located and retrieved on Sunday morning (local time).
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/271523/stellar-daisy-voyage-data-recorder-retrieved/