BG Stone

BG Stone

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The 40 meter long, 610 dwt dredger BG Stone capsized near Torreso Strand, Kattegat, Denmark.   The dredger suffered a cargo shift causing the BG Stone to capsize onto its port side.  The crew of four on board were able to abandon ship to the liferaft.  The men were later rescued by a Danish rescue helicopter.  No reports of injuries.  The dredger remained partially above water as it sank in shallow water.   Authorities report some oil pollution has been released into the water.  The BG Stone was later raised and towed to Fayard where authorities will conduct an investigation into the incident.

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Volgo-Balt 206

Volgo-Balt 206

The 114 meter long, 3492 dwt freighter Volgo-Balt 206 went aground on the River Don.  The freighter had steered off the navigation channel while another vessel passed.   No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.   The Volgo-Balt 206 was en route to Poti, Georgia from Rostov on Don.

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Shinline 8

Shinline 8

The 7025 dwt freighter Shinline 8 sank in the East China Sea near Jeju Island, South Korea.  The crew contacted the Coast Guard that the freighter had suffered water ingress in the engine room.  The ingress had caused a power outage and that vessel’s pumps had failed.   The Coast Guard dispatched a high-speed rescue craft to the scene.  The rescuers were able to evacuate 15 crew from the Shinline 8 and proceeded back to shore.  Four other crew remained on the vessel   However, the rescue craft capsized in the rough seas with waves reaching four meters high.  Five crewmen died while one rescuers was injured.   The crew hung to the overturn rescue craft until other rescuers arrived pulling the men from the water.  The four crew left on board the Shinline were also rescued.  Reports state the rescue boat had a maximum capacity for 11 people and was overloaded.   An investigation has been launched into the incident.

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