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Month: July 2012

Michelle D

Michelle D

Photo: USCG

The 45 foot long fishing vessel Michelle D ran aground on the Skipanon River near Warrenton, Oregon.   The fishing vessel had suffered steering failure after a malfunction causing the Michelle D to veer off course striking with pillings before running aground.  All three crew members on board were uninjured.  The crew went ashore during low tide.  The Coast Guard dispatched a motor lifeboat to the scene.  The fishing vessel remained fast in the mud, but no damage was reported.   The owners of the vessel have arranged salvage.   No pollution reported, but the Michelle D had some 400 gallons of diesel fuel on board at the time of the incident.

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Kapitan Matveev

Kapitan Matveev

The 108 meter long, 3197 dwt freighter Kapitan Matveev became disabled in the Istanbul Strait near Haydarpasa, Turkey.  The freighter had suffered engine failure and went adrift.   The Kapitan Matveev requested assistance and tugs were dispatched  to the scene.   The tugs took the freighter under tow and proceeded to an anchorage in the Marmara sea.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution being released.  The Kapitan Matveev was en route from Istanbul to Azov, Russia.

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MSC Flaminia Update 3

MSC Flaminia Update 3

MSC FLAMINIA and the accompanying group of tugboats have assumed a waiting position approximately 100 nautical miles off the British coast. While the team of firefighting experts is onboard MSC FLAMINIA, the vessel is not towed. Today, a team of firefighting experts has again boarded MSC FLAMINIA. It is yet unsure when a one-by-one inspection of containers can commence. This inspection aims at eliminating any smoldering fires inside of containers. Firefighting and shipbuilding experts on site are among other things assessing the stability of the vessel.

Overall, the situation onboard MSC FLAMINIA continues to improve. According to firefighting experts, almost no smoke generation can be observed from cargo holds 4 and 5. Nevertheless, hotspots inside of individual containers should still be reckoned with.  A permission to enter a sheltered coastal area will be decided upon by authorities in the coming days. Once the vessel has arrived at a so-called “sheltered area”, a secure sea area close to the shore, further, more thorough investigations can be continued.

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