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Miss Sandy

Miss Sandy

Miss Sandy
Photo: USCG

On January 17, the fishing vessel Miss Sandy sank in the Atlantic Ocean some 7 nautical miles off Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts.  The fishing vessel had suffered water ingress in the engine room.  Unable to stop the flooding with over 4 feet of water in the engine room, the fishing vessel sent out a distress call requesting assistance. Within 30 minutes, the United States Coast Guard’s cutter William Chadwick (WPC-1150) had reached the Miss Sandy.  Dewatering pumps were placed on board the fishing vessel and the crew was safely evacuated over to the cutter.  The William Chadwick attached a towline and proceeded towards Gloucester.  Unfortunately, the flooding increased and overwhelmed the pumps before the vessels reached port. The cutter dropped the towline just before the Miss Sandy sank. No reports of injuries.

 

ARMAVEN TRES

ARMAVEN TRES

Armaven Tres
Photo: lavozdegalicia.es

On the early morning of November 6, the 33.5 meter long, 301 gt fishing vessel Armaven Tres (IMO: 9144641) caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Kerry, Ireland some 25 miles west of the Blasket Islands. The blaze had broken out on the vessel’s engine room and the crew requested urgent assistance.  The fire had disabled the Armaven Tres engine and the trawler had gone adrift.

The RNLI lifeboat out of Valentia was dispatched along with the patrol vessel LÉ James Joyce (IMO: 9614672) and a Coast Guard helicopter. The rescue operation took some 15 hours to extinguish the blaze.  One crew on the Armaven Tres required medical treatment for smoke inhalation. The fishing vessel sustained significant damage to its engine and required to be later towed back to port of Castletownbere by a tug. No reports of pollution released.

Armana

Armana

Armana
Photo: SAMSA

On the night of October 13, the 41 meter long, 389 gt fishing vessel Armana (IMO: 5024611) caught fire on the South Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles south of Gansbaai on the Western Cape, South Africa. Unable to contain the blaze and fearing the 62 year old fishing vessel was likely to sink, the 20 crew on board abandoned the fishing trawler into 2 life rafts. The nearby fishing vessel Ludwani was able to safely rescue all 20 crew without incident.

Armana
Photo: SAMSA

Authorities state the Armana remained afloat until the following day when it finally sank.  The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has launched an investigation into the incident. The source of the fire was not reported.