The frigate INS Talwar collided with a fishing vessel near Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India. The naval warship sliced into the unlit trawler during the night. The INS Talwar was undamaged, but the fishing trawler quickly sank sending the 27 crew on board into the water. All 27 crewmen were later rescued by the INS Talwar. Four suffered injuries and received medical attention. Reports state the fishing trawler had been operating without lights and was not visible in the dark.
The 85 meter long self-propelled barge Nautic 1 broke-in-two while on the Rhine-Herne Canal at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The Nautic 1 was being loaded with a cargo of scrap metal when the vessel suffered hull failure amidships. The vessel’s stern sank while the bow was thrust out of the water into air. No reports of injuries of the three crew on board. The local fire brigade responded to the scene and placed oil boom around the vessel as some oil pollution was released from the submerged engine room. A crane was requested to help raise the Nautic 1 in the following week. Reports state the cause of the incident was due to failure to distribute the cargo while loading along with the age of the hull. The Nautic 1 was built in 1957.
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The 7698 dwt freighter Asia Peace sank in stormy seas in the Luzon Strait, Philippines. The freighter had departed from Papua New Guinea bound for China with a cargo off timber. While off the northeastern Philippines, the Asia Peace was swept by waves four to five meters high. The waves caused the timber cargo to shift resulting in hull plates fracturing. The freighter suffered water ingress and began to list. The crew sent out a distress call and abandoned ship before the vessel sank. The 32573 dwt bulk freighter Yangtze Eternal responded and was able to rescue 20 crewmen from the Asia Peace. Conflicting reports state there was 20 or 25 crew on board at the time.
