Tag: Search and Rescue Operations (SAR)

After Coast Guard picks up emergency beackon signal Falmouth Coastguard have been working with coastguard colleagues in Spain, France and the USA during the early hours of this morning to assist the crew of a small cargo ship, Florece which was in collision with the chemical tanker Afrodite.The incident happened at 3.30 this morning. Following the collision, the crew of the cargo ship took to their liferafts, whilst their ship sank. The chemical tanker sustained little damage and was not taking water. All seven crew, who are a mixture of Russian, Polish and Ukranian nationalities, have been rescued by a container vessel Ocean Titan .Falmouth Coastguard were alerted to the plight of the crew when the emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was set off as their vessel began to sink.The Florece was 240 miles south-south-west of Lands End at the time of the incident and was therefore within the UKs search and rescue region. Falmouth Coastguard used long range information tracking to locate the nearest ship to the position given. When they spoke to the master of the ship, Afrodite he informed them that he had been in collision with the cargo vessel Florece and that the crew had ...

MV Florece was sunk in collision with the tank m/v Afrodite The "Ocean Titan" saved the crew of the cargo m/v "Florece" which was sunk in collision with the tank m/v "Afrodite" on Dec 9, 2011, at 3.30 a.m. Following the collision, the crew of the cargo ship took to their liferafts, whilst their ship sank. The chemical tanker sustained little damage and was not taking water. All seven crew, who were a mixture of Russian, Polish and Ukranian nationalities, have been rescued by the container vessel "Ocean Titan". Falmouth Coastguard were alerted to the plight of the crew when the EPIRB was set off as their vessel began to sink. The "Florece" was 240 miles south-south-west of Lands End at the time of the incident and was therefore within the UKs search and rescue region.Falmouth Coastguard used long range information tracking to locate the nearest ship to the position given. When they spoke to the master of the "Afrodite" he informed them that he had been in collision with the "Florece" and that the crew had abandoned to liferafts. The "Afrodite" had attempted to deploy its fast rescue craft but had been unsuccessful due to the sea swell. During ...

Moroccan navy rescued 53 people on board a stricken vessel The United Nations refugee agency said it has received information that the Moroccan navy rescued 53 people on board a stricken vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, adding that four people were found dead in the boat, while at least one person is known to have drowned.The boat was found a few kilometres offshore from the town of Dar Kebdani in northern Morocco last week, according to Melissa Fleming, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva.Among the passengers were several children under the age of 10 and a number of pregnant women. The dead included a Congolese woman and her daughter, who were identified in the morgue by UNHCR staff. They were both registered refugees. The passengers said that a Congolese refugee, a young man, is known to have drowned, but has not been recovered.In a separate incident, two boats carrying 80 people which set sail from Greece were rescued by the Italian coastguard yesterday after a week at sea. The passengers - mainly Afghans - were found dehydrated, having run out of food and water, Ms. Fleming said.UNHCR has also been informed that a boat that ...

They are all safe and sound The research vessel Atlantis, operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), rescued 93 Egyptians aboard a disabled fishing boat in the Mediterranean Sea late Friday night (Nov. 25).Atlantis was commencing an oceanographic research expedition, steaming toward its first study site, when it was diverted by a mayday call at 9 p.m. from a fishing boat that was relayed to all nearby ships by the Greek Coast Guard. Atlantis responded to the call and began the rescue, coordinating with the Greek Coast Guard and the Rescue Coordination Center.PHOTO:Ninety-three men boarded the research vessel Atlantis one-by-one. After they had all left their small fishing trawler, R/V Atlantis quickly moved away from the foundering boat. (Photo courtesy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)Following standard security procedures, Atlantis Captain A.D. Colburn III raised the ship's U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Level from I to II and took protective measures to secure non-crew members inside the vessel, locking all exterior hatches and portholes before boarding the Egyptians.By midnight, all 93 men were aboard the deck of Atlantis, a ship that had 50 crew, technicians, and scientists aboard. The fishing boat was abandoned with its lights and power on, its position radioed ...

Collided in waters off Nagasaki Prefecture early Sunday A Japanese fishing boat and a South Korean cargo ship collided in waters off Nagasaki Prefecture early Sunday, leaving one Japanese crew member missing, the Japan Coast Guard said.According to the coast guard, the two boats collided at about 5:30 a.m. in the Tsushima Strait about 60 kilometers east of Tsushima, NTV reported. The 16-ton Japanese squid fishing vessel, the No. 18 Kairyo Maru-with a two-man crew-was almost cut in half by the 1,416-ton cargo ship and capsized, a coast guard official was quoted as saying.Both crew members of the Kairyo Maru were thrown into the water, NTV reported. The captain was rescued by the South Korean vessel but the second crew member disappeared.Source: Japan Today

Titanic Needed This! One of the biggest fears while evacuating a sinking ship is the possibility of survivors being carried away by the tide, and people getting lost at sea. The Network Tube is a rescue tube with magnetic properties and aims to form a floating cluster, bringing people together via GPS. When people huddle together, they not only boost each other's morale, but they also increase their chances of survival.Source: Yanko Design

The hull cracked in bad weather and the ship was taking on water Rescuers searching for six Russian seamen missing after a cargo vessel sank off north Wales in gale force weather say one crew member has been recovered.The man's condition has not been confirmed. Five crew from the 81-metre (265ft) Swanland are still missing.Two other rescued crew rescued earlier have been taken to hospital in Bangor.Prince William, who is a search and rescue helicopter co-pilot at RAF Valley, took part in the rescue.The carrier, with 3,000 tonnes of limestone onboard, disappeared 30 miles north-west off the Lleyn peninsula.Two RNLI lifeboats, with four search and rescue helicopters and two commercial boats, are Ship rescuers recover one crewmansearching for the remaining five crew.The Swanland's crew raised the alarm at about 02:00 GMT.They reported the hull was thought to have cracked in bad weather and the ship was taking on water.One liferaft has been found near Bardsey island off the Lleyn peninsula, but it was empty.The ship was carrying rock that was loaded at the Llanddulas jetty near Abergele and was en route to Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The Swanland regularly visits the area.Holyhead coastguard, who are co-ordinating the rescue, ...

Two survivors were found in a liferaft 'Swanland', with a crew of 8 mostly made up of Russians, reportedly sank very quickly after being hit by a large wave that caused catastrophic failure to the hull approximately 80kms southeast of Dublin, off Wales' Bardsey Island

Korean freighter sank in the South China Sea two days ago Hong Kong and Vietnamese rescue teams are still searching for six missing crew of a Korean freighter which sank in the South China Sea two days ago.The 15,000-tonne bulk carrier Bright Ruby with a crew of 21 - nine Koreans and 12 Burmese - was carrying a cargo of steel from the Malaysian port of Penang to Rizhao in Shandong when it went down 340 nautical miles south of Hong Kong.A spokesman for the Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre of the Marine Department said it first received distress calls from the South Korean-owned bulk carrier about 3pm two days ago.The Government Flying Service sent three fixed-wing aircraft to the scene. Thirteen survivors were rescued on Monday and another two yesterday morning.Source: Seatrade Asia

He was washed off the front of the boat by a wave POLICE will search into the night for a 27-year-old Filipino man who fell overboard from a bulk carrier near Rottnest Island this morning.Water Police Senior Sergeant Greg Trew said they received a mayday call from the Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel Siena about 11.30am to say a crew member on board saw the man fall overboard into the ocean."He was washed off the front of the boat by a wave," Snr Sgt Trew said."He had a harness on and the harness gave way."The container ship was three nautical miles west-northwest of Rottnest Island when the man was swept away.PerthNow understands that the missing man was throwing a rope ladder over the side of the boat to allow a pilot aboard to steer the vessel into port when the incident occurred.Related CoverageSnr Sgt Trew said the RAC rescue helicopter, the police helicopter Poliair, and a shark patrol helicopter had joined the search, and sea rescue personnel and water police were scouring the ocean for the missing man."We've got eight boats out there - volunteer marine and rescue boats, water police boats, and a fisheries boat - and we're searching in ...