Regina Fluminium 2

Regina Fluminium 2

Regina Fluminium 2
Photo: gelderlander.nl

On the evening of December 7, the 44 meter long ro-ro passenger cable ferry Regina Fluminium 2 (MMSI: 244830776) became disabled on the Nederrijn River near Eck en Wiel, Netherlands.  The Regina Fluminium 2 had been dislodged when an inland vessel allided with the ferry’s cables.  Damage to the cables caused the ferry to be rudderless.  Authorities were alerted and assisted getting the ferry moored to the Amerongen side of the river.  There the few vehicles and passengers were disembarked.  No reports of injuries.

Reports state the ferry was taken out of service while the cables could be repaired. There was no damage to the ferry and no pollution was released. The name of the inland vessel which struck the cables was not disclosed.

 

NA-98687-TS

NA-98687-TS

NA-98687-TS
Photo: baotintuc.vn

On the afternoon of December 9, the fishing vessel NA-98687-TS sank in the Bắc Bộ Gulf some 50 nautical miles east of Ha Tinh, Vietnam. Reports state the NA-98687-TS had 8 crew members was fishing off Hoang Mai when the vessel was struck by high waves and sank. Vietnamese authorities received a distress call from the fishing vessel and launched a search and rescue operation.  A coast guard vessel aided by multiple fishing vessels began a search for survivors.  The search over several hours eventually found the survivors who had kept afloat with life jackets or clinging onto styrofoam containers. The fishing vessel NA-93986 would pull 7 of the 8 crew NA-98687-TS to safety.  One crew member was still reported as missing.

Orita

Orita

Orita

On December 8, the 132 meter long, 7993 dwt container ship Orita (IMO: 9318931) became disabled in the Çanakkale Strait near Gelibolu, Turkey.  The Orita had departed from Aliağa bound for Kocaeli when it suffered machine failure and went adrift. The vessel alerted authorities who dispatched the tugboat Kurtarma-20 (IMO: 9995117) and Kurtarma-18 (IMO: 9974890) to assist.  The Kurtarma-20 took the Orita under tow while the Kurtarma-18 escorted the vessels to the Şevketiye Anchorage.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.