Sincerity Ace vessel caught on fire on December 31 and the USCG and good Samaritans responded sending vessels to assist. Yet, the search efforts for the remaining missing crew member were suspended on January 2, as stated by the US Coast Guard.
Specifically, because of the fire 16 of the 21 crew were rescued. Yet, there are still five missing, with fears that three of them are dead.
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Moreover, Chief Petty Officer Dennis Vetrano, with Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu, addressed that the results concluding from the search weren’t fruitful taht’s why the search is suspended.
Coast Guard watchstanders issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast Notice to Mariners requesting vessels transiting the area to keep a sharp lookout for the remaining unaccounted for crew member.
Also, Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Sincerity Ace’s managing company, is responsible for taking care of the four crew members that were not responding to life-saving equipment.
The company will make attempts to recover the four unresponsive crew members still in the water when other contracted ships arrive on the scene in several days.
Earlier this week, commercial tugs were dispatched to the Sincerity Ace. The vessel remains with no crew up to now.
Finally, the cause of the fire still remains unknown.
