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Western Venture

Western Venture

 

photo: USCG
photo: USCG

The 59 foot long fishing vessel Western Venture caught fire and sank in the Bering Sea off Adak, Alaska.  The fire started in the vessel’s bow and quickly consumed the entire vessel.  The five crew on board activated the vessel’s EPIRB before escaping into the life raft.  The nearby fishing vessel Aleutian Beauty was first on scene and rescued all five crewmen.  No injuries were reported.  The Coast Guard reported that an oil sheen was reported where the Western Venture sank. The Western Venture had some 2000 gallons of diesel and other oil on board at the time.

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Master

Master

The 102 meter long, 2790 dwt fish factory Master caught fire in the Bering Sea near Tilichiki, Kamchatka, Russia.  The fire started while fish was being transferred to a reefer.   Seventy-six of the 84 crew were evacuated to the reefer while the remaining crew fought the blaze.   A few hours later the crew were able to extinguish the fire.  The Master suffered extensive damage to the engine room and bridge.   The vessel will be taken under tow to Nevelsk, Sakhalin Island.   No reports of injuries or pollution released.

Kapitan Bolsunovskiy

Kapitan Bolsunovskiy

The 93 meter long, 1753 dwt trawler Kapitan Bolsunovskiy sank in the Bering Sea near Dezhnev Point, Chukchi Peninsula, Russia.  The trawler had struck some ice which had holed the vessel’s hull.   The Kapitan Bolsunovskiy suffered uncontrolled water ingress in the cargo hold quickly flooding the vessel.   The crew requested assistance with the fishing vessel Dersu Uzala responding.  The 90 crew on board the Kapitan Bolsunovskiy were safely rescued before the Kapitan Bolsunovskiy went to the bottom.   No reports of injuries and no details to the amount of pollution released.  Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

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