The 129 meter long, 4504 dwt ro-ro ferry Commodore Clipper caught fire shortly after leaving Portsmouth, England. The ferry loaded with 220 passengers and 39 crew departed Portsmouth headed to Guernsey when a small fire was discovered near an auxiliary engine system. The crew was able to quickly extinguish the blaze. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution. The Commodore Clipper proceeded back to Portsmouth.
The 86 meter long self-propelled barge Brisani allided with a bridge on the Brussels-Scheldt Canal at Tisselt, Belgium. The master of the Brisani decided to proceed under the bridge before it was raised causing the vessel to strike the underside of the bridge. The Brisani’s wheelhouse was completely smashed and the mast fell into the water. No reports of injuries to the two crew on board. The local fire brigade responded to the scene and was able to pull the roof and mast from the canal re-opening ship traffic. The Brisani was proceeding to Willebroek from Zemst in ballast before the incident. Reports state the bridge was undamaged.
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The 20 meter long tug Aquarius sank in the English Channel between Nord de l’Aber Wrac’h, Britanny and Cornwall, England. The crew sent out a distress call with both English and French Coast Guards responding. A helicopter was dispatched which able to rescue two crew from a liferaft. A third crewman was reported as missing. The Aquarius was en route to Plymouth from La Coruna, Spain.
Video of the rescue from bbc.co.uk
