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Month: September 2018

Titan II

Titan II

Titan II
Photo: elimparcial.com

The 139 meter long, 3343 dwt heavy lift vessel Titan II caught fire while moored some 500 meters off the coast of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico. The Titan II had been idle for over 2 years when smoke was spotted rising from the deck. Reports state the vessel had been vandalized by several people who boarded the vessel stealing pieces of iron off the vessel.  No reports of any crew person on board the vessel at the time.  No details reported if any local authorities responded to the fire or if any pollution was released.

Squall

Squall

Squall

The 40 meter long tugboat Squall sank south of the Kerch Strait near the Crimean Peninsula. The tug had suffered steering failure in heavy seas allowing water ingress.  The seven crew abandoned ship into the vessel’s life raft before the Squall sank.  Authorities were alerted and dispatched several vessels to the scene. A cargo vessel came upon the life raft and rescued all seven crew of the Squall.  No reports of injuries.

Kanga

Kanga

Kanga
Photo: dubrovniknet.hr

On September 7 , the 40 meter long yacht Kanga caught fire in the Adriatic Sea off Dubrovnik, Croatia. The yacht had 9 passengers and 4 crew on board when an electrical short ignited a fire on board the vessel. The crew was unable to contain the blaze and requested assistance from the local fire brigades in Dubrovnik and from the island of Mljet. The crew and passengers on board the Kanga were safely evacuated while fire fighters worked to contain the fire.  The fire would be eventually contained by the next day, but 3 fire fighters were injured.  The Kanga suffered extensive damage with its superstructure destroyed and much of the hull damaged.

Authorities had the hull towed to Prapanto where the fire re-ignited again. Reports state the second fire was quickly controlled.  Authorities have dispatched a response boat to the area to contain any pollution released.