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LAU-10 De Volharding

May 31, 2011 | Fire

The 25-meter long fishing vessel LAU-10 De Volharding suffered a fire in the engine room while in the shipping lanes near Ameland, Netherlands.   The crew requested assistance with several lifeboats from the island responding.   On board the the lifeboat  from Nes, several members of the local fire brigade were taken to the fishing vessel.    With their assistance, the fire on board the LAU-10 De Volharding was quickly extinguished.   The fishing vessel was taken under tow and proceeded to Ameland.   No reports of injuries.

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Long Shot Fire

May 26, 2011 | Fire

The 72 foot long fishing vessel Long Shot caught fire while working on the B-P oil spill research in the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City, Florida.   The five crewmen on board fought the fire with extinguishers, but were not able to beat back the flames.   The crew went to the liferaft hoping the fire would die down.    Once the fire had gone down, they attempted to reach the cabin and contact the Coast Guard.   However, the smoke in the cabin was too thick to reach the radio, but they were able to contact the Coast Guard by using a satellite phone.   The Coast Guard dispatched a fixed-wing aircraft which spotted the five men in a life raft and passed their position to the Cutter Sea Hawk.   The Sea Hawk picked up the 5 men and brought them back to Panama City.   No reports of injuries.   The incident is under investigation.

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LuLu Belle Aground

May 14, 2011 | Grounding

The 65-foot charter yacht Lulu Belle was reported high and dry at Hinchinbrook in Prince William Sound, Alaska.  The Lulu Belle had sailed from Port Angeles heading to Alaska when it went aground.  The owner and his wife contacted the Coast Guard who dispatched a helicopter to the scene.   The helicopter was able to evacuate the couple safely to the Valdez airport.   No reports of injuries and no pollution was released.   The yacht was to be towed to Valdez.

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