The 27 meter long fishing vessel Willassen became disabled after a fire off Tjeldbergodden, Norway. The vessel suffered a fire in the engine room and was quickly extinguished. The crew was unable to restart the main engine and requested assistance. The Norwegian Sea Rescue dispatched a lifeboat to the scene. The lifeboat took the Willassen under tow to Kristiansund. No reports of injuries or pollution being released. The Willassen was en route to Smøla with a full load of fish before the fire.
The 46 foot long fishing vessel West Wind sank off Crescent City, California. The West Wind were fishing crab when the crew noticed the vessel was riding lower in the water. Upon inspection, they found the boat was taking on water. The crew sent out a distress call to the Coast Guard. The message was garbled, but the Coast Guard was able to calculate the approximate location and dispatched a helicopter and motor lifeboat to the scene. The helicopter reached the scene and found the crew of three in a raft with two of them in their survival suits. The helicopter was able to winch up all three men and safely return to Crescent City. The one crewman who was not in a survival suit suffered from hypothermia. There was some debris from the sunken vessel, but no signs of a fuel spill.
The 30 meter long tanker Lady Moon sank just outside of Al Hamriya Port, Dubai. The tanker sank near the breakwater in 12 meters of water. The cause of the sinking is unknown, but all five crewmen were rescued. Officials are concerned that the tanker may cause damage to the breakwater. There is some concern about pollution, but the Lady Moon had unloaded its cargo of diesel fuel just before it sank. Authorities are trying to establish who is the legal owner of the vessel.
