The 105 meter long, 3997 dwt freighter Kivach went aground on the Volga River near the 2613.5 kilometer mark. The freighter suffered no damage and the a tug was dispatched to assist with refloating. The Kivach was underway from Ukraine to Iran with 2500 metric tons of steel before the incident. No reports of injuries or pollution being released.
The fishing vessel Fisherman became disabled off Chatham, Massachussetts. The fishing vessel engines and generators had failed and could not be restarted. The crew contacted the Coast Guard who dispatched the cutter Harriet Lane. The cutter took the Fisherman under tow back to port. No reports of injuries or pollution being released.
The 87 meter long, 2376 dwt freighter Union Neptune sank off the island of Oleron, France. The Union Neptune was sailing from Bordeaux for Rotterdam with 2082 tons of iron oxide when it lost stability while off was off Charente-Maritime. The crew contacted rescue authorities that the six crew on board were preparing to evacuate to the the lifeboat. Rescue authorities sent out a Dauphin helicopter which lifted the 6 crew to safety. The sea-tug Abeille Languedoc also reached the scene and took the listing Union Neptune under tow. Travelling at low speeed, the two vessels tried to reach port of La Pallice. However, the Union Neptune listed over and sanked after a few hours. The Union Neptune had 25,000 liters of diesel fuel and 2,000 liters of oil on board when it sank. Authorities have asked the owners to take steps to prevent any dangers from pollution released from the sunken vessel. No injuries reported, but a single crewman was treated for hypothermia.
Link to Video of the Union Neptune
