Tag: missing crew

A tanker with 22 Indian crew and 13,500 tons of gasoline onboard is missing in the Gulf of Guinea since Friday, 2 February. The 'Marine Express' tanker, operated by Hong Kong-based Anglo-Eastern, was last seen in Benin’s waters at 3:30 a.m., after which contact was lost.

The bodies of the three crew members of the Sanchi, the Iranian tanker that collided, exploded and sank off the coast of China earlier in January, have been identified, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency. The government is now seeking to get the bodies back to Iran.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion aircraft conducted a multinational search for the missing ferry 'MV Butiraoi', and found has a dinghy adrift in the Pacific Ocean with seven people on board within two hours of reaching the search area.

A fishing boat with 21 people onboard has went missing in Russia’s Far eastern Primorye Territory, according to Russia’s Emergencies Ministry. There was a heavy weather at the time, while a weather warning was issued by the regional emergency services ministry.

The ‘Sanchi’ oil tanker, that collided with a freighter in Chinese waters earlier in January, causing one of the worst oil spills in decades, had all its necessary paperwork onboard, Panama maritime authorities informed, after they conducted an initial review.

On 12 January 2018, three passing merchant vessels informed the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore that they had rescued 11 persons from a vessel that had sunk in the South China Sea, within the Singapore Maritime Search and Rescue Region.

The Iranian oil tanker 'Sanchi' sank in the East China Sea, causing one of the worst oil spills in decades, local media reported on Sunday. The ship had been burning for more than a week, following collision with a Chinese freighter on 6 January.

Union Maritime released a statement in which it informs that its vessel, MT Barrett, a tanker which was at anchor off Benin, West Africa has not been heard from since late on Tuesday 9th January. The company alerted the local authorities on Wednesday and is now exploring all possible options and efforts as it monitor the situation.

Chinese authorities fear that the Iranian tanker 'Sanchi' is at risk of exploding, as it is still on fire, following collision with a Chinese freight ship on Saturday in the East China Sea. All of its 32 crew members were reported missing as a result from the accident, while one body has been found so far.

A US-based exploration company will resume the search for the missing plane of Malaysia Airlines' flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean, after receiving the 'go-ahead' by the Malaysian government. The incident remains one of the world's most significant aviation mysteries.