The general cargo ship New Lucky 3 got dangerous list to starboard during operations to China on 35 nautical miles off Bali, Taiwan. The accident happened in bad weather and large waves, which most probably caused cargo shifting in the holds. The officers of the cargo ship sent a distress signal to the Taiwan Coast Guard and rescue operation was organized. On the scene of the accident arrived a helicopter and rescue ship, which took 16 crew members. During the rescue operations, the master of the cargo ship New Lucky 3 fell over board and went missing. All other crew members were taken to the shore without any serious injuries. The search and rescue operations for the missing captain are still in progress, but the bad weather highly disturb them. The general cargo ship New Lucky 3 is drifting without control and heavy list to starboard and causes danger for the nearby vessels.
The general cargo ship New Lucky 3 (IMO: 9228277) has length of 100.00 m, beam of 19.00 m and summer draft of 7.70. The ship was built in 2000 in the Japanese Shin Kurushima Hashihama Dockyard. The vessel has deadweight of 7,716 DWT and gross tonnage of 4,724 GRT.