Kaisei Maru No.8

Kaisei Maru No.8

Kaisei Maru 8

The 56 meter long, 409 dwt fishing vessel Kaisei Maru No.v8  caught fire off Shikoku Island,  Kochi, Japan.  The Japan Coast Guard was notified that contact with the fishing vessel was lost.  Aircraft were dispatched and a rescue plane spotted the burning vessel off shore.  No sign of the 7 crew as the blaze had burned the vessel to the waters edge.  The cause of the fire was unknown. The Kaisei Maru No. 8 was reported to be en route to Wakayama.   The Coast Guard has launched further search and rescue for the missing crewmen.

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HMCS Protecteur

HMCS Protecteur

Photo: US Navy
Photo: US Navy

 

The 172 meter long Canadian Naval supply ship HMCS Protecteur became disabled in the Pacific Ocean while en route to its home port of Esquimalt, Vancouver Island.  The HMCS Protecteur had departed from Hawaii when it suffered a fire in the engine room while in heavy seas.  The blaze was extinguished, but the main engine was damaged and left the ship without power.  Twenty crewmen were injured extinguishing the fire.  Two vessels from the United States Navy responded to the scene delivering supplies and transferred some passengers off the HMCS Protecteur.  A tug was to arrive and take the supply vessel back to Pearl Harbour for repairs.  Reports state the commanding officer of the HMCS Protecteur stating the crew were “making the best of a crappy situation”.

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