On June 20, 2014, the towboat JR 3 sank on the Mississippi River near Wood River, Illinois. The vessel quickly sank from an unknown cause. All three crewman on board were able to abandon ship before the vessel sank. No reports of injuries. Local authorities arrived on scene and deployed booms around the vessel. A short time later fuel and pollution was spotted coming from the sunken JR 3. Reports state a salvage plan is being worked on to raise the JR 3. The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.
The 18 meter long fishing vessel Pia Glanz sank off Egersund, Norway. The Pia Glanz had suffered water ingress in the engine room that quickly flooded the vessel. The master of the vessel alerted authorities. A helicopter was dispatched to the scene, but the Pia Glanz sank before it arrived. The crew of three had abandoned to the vessel’s liferaft. Vessels in the area were alerted by the Pia Glanz’s distress beacon and diverted to the scene. The tanker Fox Luna rescued the three crewmen and were later transferred to a lifeboat who took the men to port. No reports of injuries.
The 110 meter long passenger shipBritannia suffered water ingress on the Ijssel while berthed near Zutphen, Netherlands. The Britannia was en route to Cologne from Deventer with 154 passengers when a leak was discovered in the stern portion of the vessel. The local fire brigade was requested as the vessel was unable to control the water ingress. Passengers and crew were evacuated to a nearby hotels No reports of injuries. Some 80 men including local fire and police, arrived on scene with multiple dewatering pumps. Several hours later, the pumps were able to bring the flooding under control. Booms were placed around the vessel to contain any pollution released.
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Reports state the vessel’s hull had cracked which was around one meter wide. The passenger ship may have struck bottom as the water level at Zutphen was low or the vessel struck something floating in the water. Divers were requested to examine the vessel and placed a temporary wooden patch on the hull. The Britannia will be towed to a shipyard for repairs and allow for further investigation by authorities.
