vessel sinks

NTSB investigation: Ignition of fuel leaking leads to vessel fire and sinking

NTSB issued an investigation report on the fire onboard and subsequent sinking of the fishing vessel Ariel, while in Sheep Bay, Alaska, in August 2019. The investigation identified ignition of fuel leaking from the generator fuel supply line as key cause of the fire.

The incident

On August 26, 2019, about 1830 local time, the fishing vessel Ariel was transiting Sheep Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska, when a fire broke out in the vessel’s engine room.

The four crewmembers aboard the Ariel...

https://safety4sea.com/ntsb-investigation-ignition-of-fuel-leaking-leads-to-vessel-fire-and-sinking/

Venezuelan patrol vessel sinks after collision with cruise vessel

The Government of Venezuela reported that the Venezuelan patrol vessel GC-23 Naiguata and the ice-class expedition cruise ship RCGS Resolute had an encounter, which resulted in the patrol vessel’s sinking.

The RCGS Resolute’s operator issued a statement informing that the cruise vessel was approached by an armed Venezuelan Navy vessel at a position about 13 nm off Isla de Tortuga. The cruise ship was drifting with Venezuelan Navy vessel at a position about 13 nm off Isla de Tortuga. Although the...

https://safety4sea.com/venezuelan-patrol-vessel-sinks-after-collision-with-cruise-vessel/

NTSB investigation: Captain’s poor decision linked to vessel sinking

NTSB issued an investigation report on the flooding and sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Pacific 1 while in the Bering Sea, Alaska, in February 2019. The report identified the master’s decision to remain at sea with continuous flooding as key cause of the sinking.

The incident

About 0330 local time on 15 February 2019, Pacific 1 was engaged in cod fishing in the Bering Sea near Kashega Bay, Unalaska Island, Alaska, when the vessel began to take on water at the stern.

The five crew members...

https://safety4sea.com/ntsb-investigation-captains-poor-decision-linked-to-vessel-sinking/

New Zealand: Company to pay $514,300 in fines and reparation after overloaded fishing vessel sinks

A Wellington-based fishing company, its sole director, and a master were fined a total of $449,500 over the sinking of the grossly overloaded fishing boat ‘Victory II’ in June 2017. The company was also ordered to pay $64,800 in reparation to the crew for unpaid wages and emotional harm.

Maritime NZ Central Region Compliance Manager, Michael-Paul Abbott, said Victory II should have carried no more than five tonnes of fish.

Instead, it was loaded with at least 28 tonnes when it sank near Kaikōura...

https://safety4sea.com/new-zealand-company-to-pay-514300-in-fines-and-reparation-after-overloaded-fishing-vessel-sinks/

Chinese cargo ship sinks off Japan, 13 missing

A Chinese cargo ship collided with a Japanese fishing vessel, resulting to the former’s sinking. From the sunken vessel, one crew member was rescued, whereas 13 seafarers are still missing.

Specifically, the Chinese cargo vessel ‘Guo Xing 1’ sank off Japan’s northern coast on March 1. As local media reported, the cargo ship collided with the Japanese shipping vessel ‘Eight Tomaru’ about 12 kilometres east of the mooring fishing port of Rososura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Following the collision,...

https://safety4sea.com/chinese-cargo-ship-sinks-off-japan-13-missing/

USCG convenes Marine Board of Investigation into loss of ‘Scandies Rose’

The US Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation into the loss of F/V Scandies Rose and five of its seven crew members. A Marine Board of Investigation is the highest level of investigation in the USCG.

The 130-foot crab fishing vessel, homeported in Dutch Harbor, had seven crew onboard when it sank at roughly 2200 on 31 December.

Coast Guard Communication Detachment Kodiak overheard a mayday call from the F/V Scandies Rose and launched aircraft crews.

The aircrews located two life...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-convenes-marine-board-of-investigation-into-loss-of-scandies-rose/

Port of Colonia handles vessel from nearly sinking

On 26 February, the fast ship “Atlantic Express” almost sank off Port of Colonia, across Rio de La Plat. In fact, it said that the vessel had been damaged during docking at the port, while it was carrying around 260 passengers onboard.

The passengers were safely disembarked from the vessel, but the reasons of the nearly sinking still remain unknown.

As the vessel’s Captain Marcelo Adamoli reported, the incident of the ship’s crash had already been overcome and the port continues its normal...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-colonia-handles-vessel-from-nearly-sinking/

Three die as cargoship sinks off Zhoushan

Three people lost their lives, while three more are missing, as a cargoship sank in the Zhoushan sea area. When the incident occurred, the crew were thrown into the sea.

The cargoship sank as it was sailing in the northern side of the sea area of Dayushan, Zhoushan.

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When the incident took place, the six crew were thrown overboard. As a result, three died, while another three are missing,

Zhejiang Maritime Bureau has deployed more than 20 ships for search and...

https://safety4sea.com/three-die-as-cargoship-sinks-off-zhoushan/

MCIB investigation: Crew’s quick response rescued them from burning vessel

Ireland’s Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) issued an investigation report on the fire and loss of MFV Suzanne II, east of Arklow, in May 2019. While the exact source of the fire is unknown, the report highlights that the quick response of the crew and their knowledge on when to abandon ship was key to their successful rescue.

The incident

On 2 May 2019, a fishing vessel was stopped 30 nautical miles east of Arklow and the crew were taking a break between fishing activities, when a crew...

https://safety4sea.com/mcib-investigation-crews-quick-response-rescued-them-from-burning-vessel/

Family, survivors of sunken Estonia ferry seek more investigation

The Government of Estonia issued a statement commenting that the Minister of Justice will form a working group of experts to resume the applications of passengers and families of the victims and seek additional investigation.

The sinking of the ferry vessel MS Estonia in the Baltic Sea marks the second-deadliest peacetime sinking of a European ship, after the Titanic, as well as the deadliest peacetime shipwreck to have taken place in European waters. At the incident, 852 lost their lives.

Specifi...

https://safety4sea.com/family-survivors-of-sunken-estonia-ferry-seek-more-investigation/

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