vessel sinks

Do you know how many types of lifeboats exist?

Chances are that you have never boarded a lifeboat to date, except you are a seafarer who has performed lifeboat drills or someone who has found himself in the very unwelcome experience of a sinking ship.

Lifeboats save lives. Titanic had a limited number of lifeboats onboard because its construction was considered a technological miracle of safety and luxury. And this is why 1,500 out of the 2,200 people onboard perished in what is considered as the world’s most famous maritime disaster.

Except...

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3 missing after tanker collides with fishing vessel

Three sailors are reported to be missing after a collision took place between the Russian-flagged tanker Glard 2 and the Turkish-flagged fishing vessel Dursun Ali Coskun during the early morning hours of Friday, January 10.

It is said that the collision occurred at the north side of the Istanbul Strait at around 0600 hours local time, causing the fishing boat to capsize and sink.

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Three from the six sailors on board at the time have been rescued while the...

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NTSB investigation: Decision to proceed in heavy weather leads to sinking

The NTSB issued an investigation report on the capsizing and sinking of Barge Dredge200 and a workboat while on Massachusetts Bay, in December 2018. The accident was a result of a poor judgement amid inclement weather conditions.

The incident

On December 2, 2018, about 0930 local time, the towing vessel Big Jake was underway in Massachusetts Bay towing five barges and two workboats when the tow broke apart.

As a result of the breakaway, the barge Dredge200 and the workboat R.E. Pierson 2 both sank.

https://safety4sea.com/ntsb-investigation-decision-to-proceed-in-heavy-weather-leads-to-sinking/

1 dead, 1 rescued, 2 missing after fishing boat sinks in Pamlico Sound

The USCG rescued on January 7, Tuesday, two fishermen from the water when their vessel sank in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, both suffering from hypothermia, with one of the rescuees losing their life despite the efforts at resuscitation. The USCG is still looking for two more fishermen from the vessel.

Specifically, on Tuesday night watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District command centre were informed by a distress signal from an EPIRB registered to the shrimp trawler Papa’s Girl.

Thus,...

https://safety4sea.com/1-dead-1-rescued-2-missing-after-fishing-boat-sinks-in-pamlico-sound/

One dead, one missing after trawler sinks off Ireland

One fisherman lost his life and another one is missing after a trawler sank seven miles South of Hook Head, Ireland, on 4 January, according to data provided by Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

The vessel activated an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) alert on 10.30 pm Saturday.

Dunmore East RNLI and Kilmore RNLI lifeboats responded and arrived on scene a short time later.

One fisherman was subsequently recovered by the US Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 117 but was...

https://safety4sea.com/one-dead-one-missing-after-trawler-sinks-off-ireland/

Fishing vessel sinks in Norwegian Barents Sea

The Norway’s Accident Investigation Board issued a research focusing on the sinking fishing vessel “Fay”. Specifically, the vessel sank on 28 December north-east of Honningsvåg, Barents Sea with the certain causes of the incident still remain unclear.

All of the 12 personnel that were onboard were rescued and transported safely by the “Sea King” helicopter which brought them to land.

The Chief Rescue Center Northern Norway, Nordkapp Municipality along with volunteers in Nordkapp and all vessels...

https://safety4sea.com/fishing-vessel-sinks-in-norwegian-barents-sea/

Watch: Two rescued from sinking sailing vessel

The UK Maritime Coast Guard Agency rescued two people off Cornwall on November 18, after their sailing vessel took on water and started to sink.

Specifically, on early morning of November 18, the Falmouth Coast Guard received a radio mayday broadcast from the two people in danger, as their 70-feet yacht, located 21 nautical miles north of the Isle of Scilly, was taking on water and its electric systems failed due to the incoming weather conditions.

Therefore, the two people were not able to stop...

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NTSB calls USCG to follow its recommendations on duck boat sinking

Based on fatal incident of the DUKW Amphibious Vessel, Stretch Duck 7, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued Marine Safety Recommendation Report, following a preliminary report that has already launched, calling the USCG to require sufficient buoyancy for DUKW amphibious passenger vessels and to require the removal of canopies, side curtains and their associated framing, while underway, for those without sufficient reserve buoyancy.

The Incident

On the evening of July 19, 2018, 17...

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Sewol sinking: New investigation to commence

Yonhap reported that the Sewol sinking incident is again being investigated to determine the cause and probe any mishandling of the former conservative government’s rescue operations, according to the Supreme Prosecutors Office.

Specifically, Sewol sank on April 16, 2014. It is believed to be South Korea’s deadliest maritime casualty since 1970, which resulted to 304 passengers losing their lives and 172 rescued. Notably, the 254 of the deceased were secondary school students and teachers from...

https://safety4sea.com/sewol-sinking-new-investigation-to-commence/

Retired cruise ship sinks, added to artificial reef

The Delaware State Division of Fish and Wildlife sunk the retired cruise ship ‘American Glory’ 16.5 nautical miles off Indian River Inlet, adding another sunken vessel in their artificial reef program. The 200-foot ship got lifted by Norfolk,Virginia-based marine contractor Coleen Marine, which also prepared it for the reef.

So far, Delaware State Division of Fish and Wildlife has a leading role in the artificial reefs, counting already 14 permitted reefs located in Delaware Bay and the Atlantic...

https://safety4sea.com/retired-cruise-ship-sinks-added-to-artificial-reef/

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