vessel sinks

Six rescued from sinking vessel off Davenport

The US Coast Guard and Santa Cruz Harbor Master rescued six people from the water Sunday after their boat capsized near Davenport, California.

At 11:13 am, USCG Sector San Francisco watchstanders received multiple 9-1-1 relay calls about a 21-foot recreational boat taking on water with six people aboard near Davenport.

None of the individuals were reported wearing a life-jacket.

Watchstanders directed the launch of a USCG Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a Coast Guard...

https://safety4sea.com/six-rescued-from-sinking-vessel-off-davenport/

Three rescued from sinking vessel off Texas

Three people were rescued from a sinking vessel near Matagorda, Texas, on Monday morning. The US Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a report of a disabled shrimping vessel that was taking on water, approximately two miles from the Matagorda jetties.

A Coast Guard Station Port O’Connor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew was launched.

The mariners contacted the command center via cellular phone and informed them that they would be abandoning the vessel.

Watchstan...

https://safety4sea.com/three-rescued-from-sinking-vessel-off-texas/

Leaking lube oil from diesel generator causes fire on fishing vessel

The National Transportation Safety Board issued an investigation report on the fire and subsequent sinking of the fishing vessel ‘Master D’ in the Gulf of Mexico in August 2018. The report identified leaking lube oil from the diesel generator as key cause of the fire.

The incident

About 0030 local time on 31 August 2018, the fishing vessel Master D was transiting with three crew members onboard in the Gulf of Mexico.

As the two deckhands were attempting to pull in the net, the electrically powered...

https://safety4sea.com/leaking-lube-oil-from-diesel-generator-causes-fire-on-fishing-vessel/

Lessons learned: Vessels fail to prevent collision

The National Transportation Safety Board issued an investigation report on the collision of two fishing vessels and the subsequent sinking of one vessel in the Gulf of Mexico in July 2018. The report identified issues related to poor lookout and inappropriate actions to avoid the collision.

The incident

On the afternoon of 28 July 2018, the sport-fishing vessel Got ‘M On collided with the commercial fishing vessel Lady Toni about 105 miles east of Corpus Christi, Texas.

The Got ‘M On began...

https://safety4sea.com/lessons-learned-vessels-fail-to-prevent-collision/

Stellar Daisy network calls for new search on second DVR

The Stellar Daisy accident shocked the shipping industry back in 2017 as only two crewmembers managed to survive. Now, the International Stellar Daisy Network is demanding from the South Korean Government to retrieve the second Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) from the sunken bulk carrier.

In February, the survey and ocean exploration company, Ocean Infinity, discovered the vessel; The VDR discovered in the scene showed partial voyage information.

Specifically, according to Ohmynews, the results do not...

https://safety4sea.com/stellar-daisy-network-calls-for-new-search-on-second-dvr/

Tug sinks in Bellingham marina, Port Townsend

US Coast Guard pollution responders informed that they are responding to a report of a tug that sank at the Port Orchard Railway Marina in Port Townsend, Washington, on Monday July 29. 250 gallons of red dye diesel fuel and hydraulic oil have been recovered.

Members from the US Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound’s Incident Management Division are on scene overseeing the removal and containment of fuel discharged from the 65-foot tug Meagan M.

Currently, the ship is registered as a towing vessel, with...

https://safety4sea.com/tug-sinks-in-bellingham-marina-port-townsend/

Ukrainian trawler sinks off Mauritania after fire

Two people lost their lives after the Ukrainian trawler ‘Ivan Golubets’ sank in the night hours of Monday off the coast of Mauritania. The vessel had been burning for two days before sinking, according to data provided by local media.

At the time of the incident, there was a total of 90 people onboard, citizens of Ukraine and Russia.

The fire began in the engine room on 19 July and quickly spread to the deck, which made the captain to order evacuation. People were transferred to the trawler...

https://safety4sea.com/ukrainian-trawler-sinks-off-mauritania-after-fire/

Inefficient lookout leads to fatal vessel sinking

Transport Malta’s MSIU issued an investigation report on the collision and subsequent foundering of the fishing vessel ‘Mohammed Badry’ off Tunisia in July 2018 that killed one fisherman. The report stresses that the attention of the bridge look-outs on both vessels was likely directed elsewhere.

The incident

On 25 July 2018, the Malta registered bulk carrier ‘Shark’ was underway on an Easterly course heading for the port of Ravenna, Italy. The autopilot was set on a course of 089°.

At around...

https://safety4sea.com/inefficient-lookout-leads-to-fatal-vessel-sinking/

USCG begins investigation into three tugboats sinking

Shortly after completing pollution response, the US Coast Guard announced it has begun an investigation on a major marine casualty involving three vessels sinking in the Illinois River near Hardin, on 5 July 2019.

USCG Sector Upper Mississippi River received a report of three tugboats and a deck barge that were tied together and began taking on water at mile marker 20.7 on the Illinois River on Friday, 5 July and responded to the scene to find all three vessels fully submerged.

The vessels were...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-begins-investigation-into-three-tugboats-sinking/

Two rescued from sinking vessel off UK

Two men have been safely rescued after their fishing vessel caught fire off the coast of Land’s End, on 16 July. Falmouth Coastguard received multiple 999 calls reporting a vessel on fire, in the early afternoon hours of Tuesday.

Penlee and Sennen Cove RNLI lifeboats and HM Coastguard’s search and rescue helicopter from Newquay were sent to the scene.

The two people onboard had abandoned their vessel to a life raft.

They were safely taken aboard the Penlee lifeboat and reported to be uninjured and...

https://safety4sea.com/two-rescued-from-sinking-vessel-off-uk/

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