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Collision off Nigeria Update

Collision off Nigeria Update

Correction: The tanker struck was the tanker Tank (imo: 8681460) not the tanker Good Success.

Tank
Photo: shipsandports.com.ng

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has stated it has rescued three of the 12 crew from the MT Tank. The stern section of the tanker sank quickly with 8 crew trapped.  Only one body has been recovered.

Tank
Photo: shipsandports.com.ng

Preliminary reports state the Elixir struck the MT Tank which broke-in-two.  Divers were requested to inspect the sunken portion to ensure no-one was left trapped inside (as a cook survived in an air pocket for two days  after a tugboat capsizing and sinking off Nigeria).

Tanker Elixir
Photo: shipsandports.com.ng
Leviathan II

Leviathan II

Leviathan II
Photo: globalnews.ca

The 20 meter long passenger vessel Leviathan II capsized and sank off Plover Reefs, Vargas Island near Tofino, British Columbia. The Leviathan II had 27 persons on board on a whale watching tour when it capsized and partially sank. The master of the vessel was able to send out a distress call. Several nearby vessels responded while the Coast Guard began a search and rescue operation.  Reports state 23 of 27 persons were accounted with 4 still reported missing.  Four persons pulled from the water perished.  Many of those rescued were being treated in nearby hospitals and private homes.

Leviathan II
Photo: Jamie’s Whaling Station

Canadian authorities have dispatched an investigation team to the area. The cause of the capsizing has not been reported.

Segredos Do Mar

Segredos Do Mar

Segredos Do Mar
Photo: Portuguese Navy

On October 23, the 21 meter long fishing vessel Segredos Do Mar sank off Sesimbra near Lisbon, Portugal. The Segredos Do Mar had  become disabled when it suffered a mechanical breakdown which resulted in the fishing vessel to run aground on the rocks just off the shoreline. The crew contacted authorities who dispatched rescue vessels and aircraft to the scene. The 14 crew on board were safely rescued. No reports of injuries. Reports state the Segredos Do Mar later sank.