The 100 foot, 58 dwt fishing vessel Oregon went aground in Kelp Bay near Angoon, Alaska. The Oregon is reported as listing to one side, but there has been no water ingress. The vessel has contacted the Coast Guard for assistance. The Coast Guard has dispatched a cutter to the scene. Reports state there are five people on board and no injuries. The Oregon has 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board, but there has been no pollution reported at this time.
The 2020 dwt freighter Okskiy-40 struck bottom on the Vodla River (which flows into Lake Onega), Russia. The vessel suffered limited damage just to it’s starboard propeller. The Okskiy-40 was able to proceed under its own power to the port of Shala. The Okskiy-40 was enroute to Priozersk from Bochilovo with 1394 metric tons of timber. No injuries or pollution released.
The oil tanker OT Moon (TK 10 LAKH) capsized and sank in the Karnaphuli river at a jetty in the port of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The tanker loaded with 180 metric tons of fuel oil began to sink while loading it’s oil cargo. Nine crewmen on board were rescued. The pollution is being released due to an open cap on the sunken tanker. A salvage ship along with two cleaner vessels are on scene. The fuel oil has caused a decrease amount of dissolved oxygen in the river and pollution has reach some shorelines. Authorities will be conducting an investigation into the sinking of the tanker.
