Victoria Clipper 3

Victoria Clipper 3

Photo: Clippervacations.com
Photo: Clippervacations.com

The 30 meter long catamaran passenger ship Victoria Clipper 3 suffered a fire while on a day trip to the San Juan Islands from Seattle. The fire started in some insulation surrounding the vessel’s engines.  The crew sealed the room and extinguished the blaze using the vessel’s fire suppression system.  No reports of injuries to the crew or the 159 passengers on board.   The vessel proceeded to a nearby marina.   The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.

 

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Brandal

Brandal

Photo: nrk.no
Photo: nrk.no

The 74 meter long ro-ro ferry Brandal allided with a quay at Halsa, Norway.  The Brandal was proceeding too fast and was unable to stop before it struck the dock.   The quay suffered only a small amount of damage, but the vessel had to reverse to unload vehicles as the ferry’s gate was damaged in the allision.   No reports of injuries or pollution released.

 

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Fri Ocean

Fri Ocean

The 90 meter long, 3640 dwt freighter Fri Ocean went hard aground off the Isle of Mull, Scotland.   The Fri Ocean suffered hull damage and water ingress after running onto the rocks.  No reports of injuries to the seven crew on board.  The vessel requested assistance with two RNLI lifeboats from Tobermory responding with the lifeboat from Oban assisting.  The lifeboat crews assisted the Fri Ocean in pumping operations while the crew applied temporary patching.  Operations proceeded until freighter could be refloated later the same day.   All the vessels proceeded to a safe anchorage in Oban Bay where further inspection can be conducted and investigation by authorities.  The RNLI reports that the Tobermory lifeboat spent 31 hours in rescue operations.  The Fri Ocean was en route to Varberg, Sweden from Belfast with a cargo of wood.

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