The 114 meter long container-barge Run Fa Chang Qing capsized while berthed at the Shengdong container terminal in Yangshan, China. Some 36 containers fell overboard which resulted in shutting down operations at the terminal. Reports state the containers were later salvaged. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.
On October 5, the 54 meter long dredge Prins 4 capsized and sank in the port of Flamanville, France. The foot anchor had become wedged during the ebb tide causing the Prins 4 to heel over onto its port side. No reports of injuries. A slick formed around the Prins 4 as diesel fuel leaked out from tanks on the dredge. Authorities placed a boom around the vessel to contain the pollution. Reports state several thousand gallons spilled out from the Prins 4.
The 65 foot long vessel The Conservationist capsized and sank in the Mississippi Sound near Graveline Bayou, Mississippi. The vessel, owned by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, was en route to Biloxi from Pascagoula with oysters on board when the vessel capsized. The two men on board were rescued as both the Marine Patrol and Coast Guard responded to the scene. No reports of injuries. A boom was placed around the vessel to contain any pollution until salvage efforts are made to recover the vessel.