Ships Accidents Archives - Page 8 of 12

Cruise ship Dawg Daze exploded in USA

The charter passenger vessel Dawg Daze got explosion on board 28 miles off Portland, USA. The explosion was followed by fire on board and the officers sent immediately distress signal to the coast guard. The officers reported for one injured passenger during the explosion. The coast guard sent rescue boat with fire fighting equipment to the scene of the accident, which reached the vessel 8 nautical miles off shore. All the passengers were transfered to the rescue boat and the max was transported to the Maine Medical Center for treatment. The condition of the injured passenger is unknown, but according to the press release there is no danger to his life. All other passengers are reported to be in good health condition and to have no serious injuries. The port authorities and coast guard started investigation of the accident and found that the source of fire is butane stove, which exploded due to technical malfunction.

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Yacht sank in Southport, USA

Small 20-feet recreation boat sank after collision with a platform near the port of Deep Point Marina in Southport, USA. The yacht broke its hull and quickly sank, due to the serious damages of the hull. The seamen were able to sent distress signal before sinking of the yacht using the VHF station. The rescue boat arrived at the scene of the accident and found 3 people boarded on the platform and one person in the water. The four people were rescued and boarded on the rescue boat and transported to the Deep Point Marina medical center. The medical professionals checked the situation of the castaways and transported them to Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. One of the people had serious injuries after the accident and died into the hospital.

Cruise vessel Didim Mavisi caught fire in Turkey

The cruise ship Didim Mavisi caught fire with 100 passengers on board in Aegean sea. The vessel was operating on shore cruise near the coast of Sarimsakli, Turkey, when suddenly fire started from the public places on board. The captain and the crew started fire fighting and maneuvering to the shores, where ship dropped anchor. None of the passengers is seriously injured during the accident, but the ship is fully damaged. Many of the passengers jumped overboard and swam to the shore, as the weather in the region was good and the coast was on less than half a mile. The good actions of the crew were awarded by many passengers, but they did not missed to tell that vessel was in bad condition and there were not enough life saving appliances. The coast guard and port authorities of Sarimsakli started investigation of the accident and the reason for the fire.

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Russian yacht sank after collision with cargo ship

The recreation boat Rossi collided with the general cargo ship Kelarvi in Neva river, Russia. The accident happened near the Fontanka area in St Petersburg and the beat sank immediately after the collision. On board of the yacht were 2 crew members and 13 passengers, who were rescued by the vessels in vicinity. Some of the passengers had injuries, but there is nothing dangerous. The port authorities started investigations of the accident and the preliminary information says that the captain of the boat was guilty for the accident. The yacht Rossi was sailing into a channel reserved for cargo ships and denied the warning calls from the cargo ship for collision. According to the authorities the cargo ship was maneuvering correctly following the Colreg (Collision Regulation) and made all the possible actions to prevent collision. The ship had no serious damages of the hull, but was kept for inspection in the closest port.

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Towing tug sank in Philippines

The towing tug Kosco 202 sank in South China sea, due to the heavy sea and storm, which attacked Philippines last days. The Kosco 202 was towing a barge from Shanghai to Samarinda, when was hit by transverse wind and waves, which almost overkeeled the vessel and caused water ingress. The ship lost stability and straightened the towing rope with damaged the engineering. All the crew abandomed the vessel to life raft, sending distress signal to the Coast Guard Station. The accident happened on 10 nautical miles off Capones Point in Luzon, Philippines. The rescue boat, sent from Coast Guard, saved all the 7 Korean crew members, reporting no serious injury of anyone. The barge is still drifting on three nautical miles off San Antonio, Philippines. The port authorities immediately started salvage operations for saving the barge, but due to the bad weather, it was highly dangerous.

Three fishing boats sank in Philippines

Three fishing boats sank in Barangay Aguauan, Philippines, after being dragged to the rocks at the shoreline. The FB Lady Jane, FB Joshua and FB John Mark-I, which were anchored in the bay, were hit by heavy sea and strong winds, due to a tropical storm in the region. The fishing boats dragged the anchors and drifted to the rocky shallow, damaging seriously the hulls. All the fishing boats sank into the waters of South China Sea. One crew member is missing after the accident, as all other people were rescued with the life rafts of the ships. The missing seaman was identified as Archangel Vicoy, who is from San Jose, Antique. The coast guard sent immediately the rescue ship to the scene of the accident and took all the the people from life rafts. The search and rescue operations of the missing fisherman is in progress, as in it are engaged two rescue boats and helicopter.

Ro-Ro Cargo ship Bayang sank in Philippines

The cargo ship Bayang partially sank after collision with anchored barge Asian Roger in Manila Bay, Philippines. The Ro-Ro cargo ship was anchored, when due to the strong current and heavy sea dragged the anchor and collided with the barge. The ship got large hole into the portside of the hull with size of about 0.50 m. The cargo ship Bayang got water ingress and submerged, as the hull grounded into the bottom and the vessel partially sank. There is no information about injured people and pollution, but the ship has large capacity of IFO on board, which might spill into the bay. The shipowner and port authorities got all the measures to prevent leakage and water pollution in the region. The local authorities started investigation of the accident and most probably the owned and operator of the ship will be fined for the collision and the sinking.

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Ammonia leakage from LPG Carrier Al Marona

Leakage and water pollution was reported from New Mangalore port authorities. The LPG Carrier Al Marona was discharging ammonia into the port, when a strong leakage started from broken pipe. Four people are injured - two crew members and dock workers during the accident. The injured people were transport to the local hospital for medical intervention. The LPG Carrier Al Marona had pipe damage and one of the duty deck officer left one of the valves closed during the offloading operations. The pressure has become harder and broke the pipe. The local port authorities started investigation of the accident and fined seriously the master and shipowner of the LPG carrier - Qatar Shipping. The situation requested evacuation of the ship and the dock from civil and dock workers. The pollution as restricted from the local authorities and the process of cleaning started immediately.

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Ferry ran aground and caught fire in Philippines

The ferry Super Shuttle Roro 1 ran aground in the Looc Bay, Tablas Island in Philippines. The vessel was operating on route from Dumaguit to Batangas, when due to the tropical storm and heavy sea ran aground near the Tablas Island. The vessel had 57 passengers, 16 vehicles and 48 crew members on board. The ship got large hole into the hull and signed water ingress in the engine room. The water in the engine room cause short circle and the super structure caught fire. All the crew and passengers were evacuated to the life rafts and when the rescue boat arrived at the scene of the accident the ship was almost sank. One crew member of the ferry Super Shuttle Roro 1 died in the fire and explosion on board, but all other people were saved. The local authorities are investigating the reason for the accident and mostly the fire, which started in the engine room.

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MSC Flaminia is drifing on 100 nautical miles off UK

The container ship MSC Flaminia, which caught fire on board in the mid Atlantic is now drifting on 100 nautical miles off the UK coast. The ship still has no permission to enter into the sheltered area of the UK. Various teams of firefighting experts boarded the vessel to check if still there is any hotspots on board, as MSC Flaminia will nave no approval for getting close to the shore before the fire is fully extinguished. According to the report of the experts, there is no fire into the cargo holds 4 and 5, but still inside the containers there is thick smoke and some of them are still burning. The containers should be inspected one by one, before all the hotspots are extinguished and the safety of the ship is ensured. On board of MSC Flaminia there are various of dangerous cargoes, which was the main reason the ship to be kept away from the shore. The UK authorities are afraid from gassing of the port, or even new explosion when opening some of the conta…