The 43.6 meter long fishing vessel Xin Yi Yi capsized and partially sank off Penang Island, Malaysia. The Xin Yi Yi had struck the wreckage of a previous shipwreck damaging the hull and allowing water ingress. The five crew on the Xin Yi Yi were rescued by authorities. No reports of injuries. Authorities are monitoring the site for any signs of pollution released.
The 19.7 meter long tugboat Commando and the 17 meter long sailing vessel Sera sank on the Oude Maas near the Botlek Bridge at Hoogvliet. The Commando was towing the Sera to a shipyard in Numansdorp when both vessels sank. There was no one on the Sera, but the 2 crew on the Commando found themselves in the water. A passing boat rescued the two crew. Reports do not state which vessel sank first, but the assumption was the Sera was in poor condition and sank first and pulled the Commando down. No reports of injuries. Authorities dispatched a response team and divers to the scene.
On July 11, the 50 meter long, 748 gt fishing vessel Dorneda capsized and sank in the South Atlantic some 300 miles off the Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. The trawler was hauling in nets in heavy seas when the Dorneda lost stability. Waves washed over the stern ramp and flooded the trawler’s engine room. The Dorneda engine failed and the vessel went adrift. The crew were unable to keep the vessel under control in the heavy seas and abandoned ship into the vessel’s two life rafts. The Dorneda eventually lost stability, capsized and sank.
A distress beacon alerted authorities that the Dorneda had been lost. The Argentine Navy alerted nearby fishing vessels to look for survivors. On the following morning, the two life rafts were spotted by a fishing vessel. Twenty-five crew were rescued. Reports state one crewman was missing and another perished during the incident.