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Hsiehyi No. 6 Missing

September 26, 2011 | Missing

The 73 ton fishing vessel Hsiehyi No. 6 has gone missing since last making contact on September 8, 2011.   The Hsiehyi No. 6 was last reported fishing some 350 miles southeast off Okinawa, Japan.   Typically, the fishing vessel would contact the owners once per week.   A strong typhoon in the area has prevented any search by authorities to be conducted.    Owners have contacted other fishing vessels in the area to conduct a search for the missing vessel.   The Hsiehyi No. 6 was reported to have eight men on board.

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Havtrans Fire

September 26, 2011 | Fire

The 42 meter long, 500 dwt motor vessel Havtrans suffered a fire in the engine room while off Engelvaer, Norway.  The JRCC of Northern Norway was contacted and they dispatched a helicopter along with two lifeboats, Norske Veritas and Kaptein Skaugen, from Bodo  to the scene.   Firefighters boarded the Havtrans and were able to extinguish the fire shortly afterwards.  None of the four crew on board the Havtrans were injured.   The Havtrans was taken under tow by the lifeboat Veritas and proceeded to Svolvaer.   The Havtrans is called a well-boat vessel.   A well boat is designed to transport live fish.

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Hyundai Seolbong Fire

September 6, 2011 | Fire

The 114 meter long, 1671 dwt ferry Hyundai Seolbong suffered a fire off Yeosu, South Korea while en-route to Jeju Island from Busan.   The fire started in the ferry’s hold and the smoke was spotted by a crewman.   The vessel contacted authorities who dispatched dozens of Navy and Coast Guard patrol vessels to the scene.   The master began the evacuation in an orderly manner, but the fire quickly spread throughout the vessel.   Eventually the fire forced a few to jump overboard to avoid the smoke and flames.   Luckily, all the ferry’s 128 passengers and crew were saved.  Seven people were slightly injured and were taken to hospital.   The exact cause of the fire has not been reported.

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