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St Annes

St Annes

St Annes
Photo: bbc.co.uk

On the evening of June 20, the 26 foot long fishing vessel St Annes sunk in Sutton Harbour at Plymouth, England. The St Annes, built in 1961, had been moored in Sutton Harbour for more than a year when it suffered uncontrolled water ingress and sunk at its mooring. No one was on board the vessel during the sinking, but several witnesses watched the vessel sitting low in the water before it lost buoyancy and sank.

The vessel’s owner was contacted and plans to recover the vessel.  Divers will attempt to refloat the vessel and have the St Annes hauled back to shore. The St Annes is well known in the area and a tourist attraction with its hull painted of illustrations. The cause of the sinking was not reported.

Chang Min

Chang Min

Chang Min
Photo: nigeriaworld.com

On the evening of June 20, the 190 meter long, 56097 dwt bulk carrier Chang Min (IMO: 9622801) caught fire while berthed in Apapa Port, Lagos, Nigeria. The Chang Min was unloading a variety of cargo from its cargo hold #2 when a fire broke out.

Multiple fire and emergency responders arrived on scene and found flames coming out of the cargo hold. While the fire brigades fought the blaze from the shore, several fire tugboats assisted in containing the fire. Fire fighters were able to seal the hold before they entered the hold and extinguished the blaze. No reports of injuries or pollution released. The extent of damage from the incident was not disclosed.

Reports state the Chang Min had various cargo such as compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks, tires, construction machinery and other various products that were combustible. An initial investigation has not determined the source of ignition of the fire.

 

Insel Hiddensee

Insel Hiddensee

Insel Hiddensee
Photo: ndr.de

On June 18, the 40 meter long passenger ferry Insel Hiddensee (MMSI: 211537340) ran aground on the Baltic Sea between  islands of Rügen and Hiddensee, Germany. The Insel Hiddensee had suffered a technical fault in the steering system that caused the vessel to drift into shallow water. The 10 meter long DGzRS rescue vessel Nausikaa (MMSI: 211141920) arrived from Hiddensee, but it was unable to free the stranded ferry.

The Insel Hiddensee remained stuck  until the 28 meter long search and rescue vessel Nis Randers (MMSI: 211460410) arrived. The two rescue vessels were able to pull the ferry free a short time later. The vessels proceeded to Schaprode where all 138 passengers disembarked. No reports of injuries.

The ferry had a prior incident 9 years ago. On June 6, 2016 the Insel Hiddensee allided with a quay in Neuendorf, Germany.