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Month: January 2011

Fishing vessel Partner sinks

Fishing vessel Partner sinks

The fishing vessel Partner sank in the Tatar Strait (Tatarskiy Strait). The vessel was able to send a distress signal, but did not have an EPIRB to provide to its location. Reports state the weather was strong winds, temperature below zero and waves between 12 -16 feet. Two cargo vessels and a plane searched the area, but found no survivors. Reports state 3 bodies have been recovered on Sakhalin Island with one in a survival suit on an inflatable life raft. The trawler may have had 11 to 14 men onboard when it went down.

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Yunxing fire

Yunxing fire

The 1308 dwt freighter Yunxing caught fire off Busan, South Korea while in ballast. Reports state the fire started in a kitchen and quickly engulfed the entire vessel. Four crewmen perished in the blaze with 5 others being rescued by the coast guard. Most of the crew were asleep when the fire was discovered. The fire was eventually extinguished after being slowed by the heavy smoke. Investigators have stated the fire might have started by an electrical fault.

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Freighter Kliftrans collides with fishing vessel

Freighter Kliftrans collides with fishing vessel

Kliftrans IMO 9142497, dwt 3155, built 1997, flag Netherlands, owner Wagenborg Shipping.

The 3155 dwt freighter Kliftrans collided with the 75 foot fishing vessel Valentina in the Strait of Sicily south of the island of Lampedusa. The collision damaged the Valentina leaving a large hole in the bow with water ingress. The crew was able to pump the water out and reach the port of Trapani. Three crewmen from The Valentina were injured and were transferred to a patrol boat. No report on the damage to the Kliftrans or if any crew were injured. The Kliftrans was heading to Cardiff from Turkey. The Valentina was heading back to its home port of Pantelleria before the collision.

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