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Sold for 500,000 The crew of a cargo ship stranded off the Dorset coast for seven months is set to go home after a court decision.Westwind II got into difficulties during a storm in October last year and ran aground in Weymouth Harbour.The ship was detained over safety concerns while the five crew members, who claim not to have been paid for more than 10 months, remained onboard.The Admiralty Court has ruled the ship should be sold and the crew's wages paid from the proceeds.The Apostleship of the Sea seafarers' welfare charity has been helping the five crew from Turkey and Georgia.Sold for 500,000 Chaplain Roger Stone said: "They are just waiting, day after day, to get paid."And of course their families back home are in severe financial difficulty as well."The vessel was "arrested" by the Admiralty Marshall after claims its anchor had damaged commercial mussel beds in the harbour.It was detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) safety inspectors after 30 defects were found.Although it remains "under arrest" the Admiralty Court has ordered the ship be sold for 500,000.Fees for the port and the court are set to be paid first, with the crew being paid from the remainder ...

Ship went missing in a storm on Tuesday Japan's coastguard has rescued 11 of 17 crew members from a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship that went missing in a storm on Tuesday.The 4,143-tonne ship, called New Lucky VII, went missing about 100km (60 miles) west of the southern Japanese island of Amami Oshima on Tuesday.One Taiwanese, two Chinese and 14 Indonesian sailors were on board, said Japanese media reports.The search for the remaining six crew members is continuing.The vessel, which was carrying timber from Papua New Guinea to China, lost contact with its owners during the storm.'Severe storm'The Japanese coastguard launched a search operation on Thursday, following a request from the Hong Kong authorities.Patrol vessels reported large amounts of oil afloat in the sea where the ship had lost contact with its owner, raising fears it had sunk.The coastguard found nine crew members on a life raft drifting about 60km from the ship's last known position.Another two sailors were found on a life raft nearby.An official said that the rescued crew members - eight Indonesian, two Chinese, and one Taiwanese - appeared unhurt."But we have not had further details including their identification, the fate of the remaining six crew as well ...

Rocks ripped three holes in hull of Carrier The grounded cargo ship Carrier is battered by waves as it lays against sea defences in Llanddulas, Wales. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The stricken coaster Carrier, which ran aground off north Wales, has been losing fuel after rocks ripped three holes in the hull.All seven of the Polish crew were evacuated by helicopter amid high seas and gales at about 1am on Wednesday. Although the Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) confirmed the fuel loss, it added that the hull immediately around the fuel tank remained intact.The caergo ship, carrying 40,000 litres of gas oil, ran aground at 8pm on Tuesday on the beach next to Raynes Jetty at Llanddulas, near Colwyn Bay, where it was damaged while taking on board a cargo of limestone.The weather abated slightly on Wednesday, but there were still force eight winds and heavy rain."We know that there has been a quantity of fuel lost. We just don't know how much yet," said Ray Carson, rescue co-ordination centre manager at Holyhead Coastguard."It is still fairly wild out there. She is rising and falling and buffering against the concrete defences."A team of salvage and pollution experts were making their ...

Bad weather prevents experts from flying to the platform French oil major Total has further delayed plans to fly engineers to stem an 11-day leak of explosive gas at its North Sea Elgin platform due to continuing adverse weather conditions, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. He said strong winds were still blowing the gas cloud towards where a helicopter carrying the team of crisis engineers would land, pushing relief efforts back to Thursday or Friday.Wind direction was initially forecast by the UK's MetOffice to change by Wednesday evening and through Thursday morning, blowing gas away from the landing point and allowing a team of eight experts to assess the steps needed to stop the large and potentially explosive leak.The company said on Tuesday the team of engineers would assess conditions on the platform and find out whether a so-called "well kill" was feasible through pumping mud into the well and whether any other measures would be necessary.Total says the gas leak is costing it $2.5 million a day.Another, more expensive option being pursued in parallel is to dig two relief wells to the source of the gas at 4,000 metres depth, far below the sea bed. Experts have said ...

Carrying 40,000 litres of fuel Concern is growing that fuel tanks may have ruptured in a cargo ship which ran aground off north Wales, leading to the dramatic late-night rescue of the crew.Seven crew members were saved and an operation to refloat the stricken vessel, the Carrier, is expected later.The ship is in one piece after hitting a rock in rough seas near a quarry jetty at Llanddulas, near Colwyn Bay, but has not yet been secured.Salvage and pollution experts are on their way to assess the damage.Strong winds and rough seas remain a problem for those trying to secure the vessel, which is carrying 40,000 litres of fuel.Ray Carson, rescue co-ordination centre manager at Holyhead Coastguard, said there was a smell of fuel around the vessel, which is currently lying on the beach a few feet from the A55.The A55 eastbound was closed to allow the helicopter to land and take off. The road remained shut on Wednesday morning between junction 22 (Old Colwyn) and 23 (Llanddulas), and westbound between junction 24 (Abergele) and 22 (Old Colwyn). The closure will be reassessed at 10:00 GMT."The tide has dropped away now and the next high water is about 10 o'clock ...