Tag: typhoon

Three crewmen were found dead and three are still missing, after the general cargo ship VTB 26 capsized and sank off Vietnam's central coast, in the early morning hours of July 17th, due to inclement weather resulted by Talas typhoon.

The Marine Department urges masters, owners, agents, and charterers to include a sufficient number of qualified crew capable to carry out all duties to ensure the safety on board at all times during the passage of a tropical cyclone.

The Hong Kong Marine Department has issued notice including navigational warnings and related information for the typhoon season

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that its local partner, Magsaysay MOL Marine, Inc. held a charity event

Using a SMART Link terminal, seafarers can call the designated hotline number that will connect them directly to the disaster-stricken areas.

The first batch of China's emergency rescuers has departed for the typhoon-stricken Philippines Wednesday, according to PhilSTAR.com

The NYK Group will donate 100,000 U.S. dollars through the NYK-TDG Friendship Foundation and provide free transport of supplies to those directly affected by deadly Typhoon Haiyan which struck the Philippines on November 8.

In Zhejiang Province Although various precautions have been taken by shipyards and ports before Typhoon Haikui arrived, three vessels have been blown away during the largest typhoon to hit Zhejiang Province yesterday.A 57000dwt bulker, a 300000dwt VLCC in Zhoushan Cosco Shipyard, and a 120000dwt bulker in Longshan Shipyard were blown away. In order to prevent more damage, Ningbo Maritime Safety Administration sent two high-power tug boat to search for the missing vessels.Currently all the three vessels has been located and two of them has been retrieved.Source: Sino Ship News

Four rescue ships and 65 tug boats on emergency standby Over 1,800 Chinese ships returned to harbours as the southeastern coastal areas of China prepared for the onslaught of Typhoon Nanmadol and authorities upgraded their risk to the highest level.Maritime affairs bureaus of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou today jointly activated the red warning, the highest level, to recall all ships to harbour, authorities with the Fujian provincial maritime affairs department said.The department has already strengthened the offshore patrol and inspection to safeguard the safety of the ships.Four rescue ships, three rescue jets and 65 tug boats have been put on emergency standby.The Fujian observatory said Nanmadol was most likely to make a landfall over the southern part of Fujian, bringing gales and rainstorms.The observatory forecast that the typhoon would coincide with an astronomical tide today, and waves are expected to reach 2-3.5 meters high in Fujian's coastal areas.It also warned the the local governments as the typhoon could lead to potential torrential floods and landslides in some regions.Source: PTI

The oil freighter became grounded off southern Taiwan during a typhoon Rough seas have stalled a rescue of 20 sailors on a Panama-registered oil freighter that became grounded off southern Taiwan during atyphoon.Coast guard official Huang Shih-hsien said Tuesday the rough seas have stopped a trawler from getting close to the "Fen Jing III." He said the 11 mainland Chinese and nine Indonesian sailors on board aresafe.He said the 7,000-ton ship was not loaded with oil when it ran agroundMonday.Typhoon Nanmadol pummeled southern Taiwan before weakening to a tropical storm and heading toward southern China. One person died in Taiwan and at least 25 in thePhilippines.Source: AP