Tag: capsized vessel

On the morning of 11 September 2017, the fishing vessel 'Langley Douglas' developed a port list, capsized, and subsequently sank 60 miles east of Cape Charles, Virginia. A US Coast Guard helicopter rescued the five people onboard. The Langley Douglas was valued at $1.95 million.

The US Coast Guard rescued 5 people on Saturday, September 15, from the water after their boat capsized 24 miles south west of the Withlacoochee River. The boaters were transported to George T. Lewis Airport and no injuries were reported. A Hazard to Navigation was issued, alerting mariners in the area about the capsized boat.

According to Maritime New Zealand, crew fatigue caused the grounding and loss of commercial fishing vessel 'Jan' and its owner, Wild Fish (NZ) Limited, being fined $27,200 following prosecution by Maritime NZ. The 17-year-old deckhand, fell asleep soon after going on watch.

The Government of the Virgin Islands was awarded $221,935.86 for clean-up costs, as a result from the oil spill involving the freighter 'Vagabond', owned by Caribbean Transport Ltd., back in 2006. This is the first matter of this kind that has been taken to the High Court.

On the aftermath of a keel failure which caused the UK-registered commercial yacht 'Tyger of London' to capsize off Tenerife, Canary Islands, back in December 2017, the UK MAIB issued a safety bulletin for owners of yachts fitted with shallow draught, lead keels.

Five people that have been reported missing from the boat that sank in a storm off Phuket island, Thailand, are alive, Thai authorities informed on Monday. However it is not clarified whether the five survived the sinking are did not get on board the ship from the start. Thai authorities are now trying to verify the persons' detail.

A boat with 97 people, including Chinese tourists and Thai crew, capsized off Thailand's Phuket island, the Thai Navy informed on Thursday, June 5. Currently, 49 are missing, while Thailand has rescued 48. Thailand is going through the monsoon season, and the ship encountered rough seas.

A US Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a Mayday call from a fishing boat, on July 5. The US Coast Guard along with a good Samaritan rescued two boaters after their 25-foot boat capsized 50 miles west of Naples. The two boaters were transferred to Pelican Pier Marina with no reported injuries.

The US Coast Guard along with a good Samaritan rescued five boaters on Thursday, June 28, after their 30-foot dive boat capsized 22 miles west of Anclote Island. There are no reported injuries. A US Coast Guard Station Sand Key 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew was launched and transported the boaters from the Two Georges to the RB-M who are now heading to Station Sand Key.

A hydrographic survey located the ferry 'Sinar Bangun', which sank at Lake Toba, in Sumatra, on June 18. The ferry was located almost 1,500 underwater. An unmanned submersible is needed to confirm the vessel's identity, as at that depth it is impossible for any diver to carry out a recovery mission.