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Sunk on Snohomish River

Sunk on Snohomish River

McCarver
Photo: heraldnet.com

On the afternoon of December 17, a barge sank on the Snohomish River near Everett, Washington. The barge was being positioned by the 8 meter long tugboat McCarver (MMSI: 338483259) when it suffered uncontrolled water ingress. The barge would partially sink as the river low water levels along with another tugboat stabilized the barge.

Reports state the barge will have some 300 gallons of fuel removed along with equipment of its deck before the barge will be raised.  Washington authorities have not disclosed the cause of the incident.

Valor III

Valor III

 

Valor III
Photo: lincolnchronicle.org

On the morning of December 15, the 29 foot long fishing vessel Valor III sank in the Pacific Ocean 3 miles west of Newport, Oregon. The Valor III alerted the United States Coast Guard the vessel had suffered uncontrolled water ingress. The Coast Guard dispatched a motor-lifeboat to assist. When the lifeboat reached the fishing vessel, only the bow of the Valor III remained above water. Fortunately, a nearby vessel had arrived before the lifeboat and rescued 1 crew off the vessel and another from the water. Both crew members wore immersion suits and uninjured.

Reports state there was a large amount of debris in the water where the fishing vessel sank. The Coast Guard stated the cause of the sinking is under investigation.

 

NA-98687-TS

NA-98687-TS

NA-98687-TS
Photo: baotintuc.vn

On the afternoon of December 9, the fishing vessel NA-98687-TS sank in the Bắc Bộ Gulf some 50 nautical miles east of Ha Tinh, Vietnam. Reports state the NA-98687-TS had 8 crew members was fishing off Hoang Mai when the vessel was struck by high waves and sank. Vietnamese authorities received a distress call from the fishing vessel and launched a search and rescue operation.  A coast guard vessel aided by multiple fishing vessels began a search for survivors.  The search over several hours eventually found the survivors who had kept afloat with life jackets or clinging onto styrofoam containers. The fishing vessel NA-93986 would pull 7 of the 8 crew NA-98687-TS to safety.  One crew member was still reported as missing.