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Brahmaputra Disaster

Brahmaputra Disaster

This is a map of the Ganges (orange), Brahmapu...
This is a map of the Ganges (orange), Brahmaputra (violet), and Meghna (green) drainage basins. Created with ArcExplorer and Adobe Illustrator, based on Natural Earth data. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A ferry with over 350 persons on board capsized and broke-in-two on the Brahmaputra River near Fakiragram, Assam, India.  The ferry was sailing along its regular route servicing small villages along the  river when it was caught by a storm.   The storm quickly overwhelmed the ferry throwing people overboard.   Many were caught in the current and drowned.   There were no life-rafts or life jackets on board the vessel.   Authorities pulled more than 100 bodies from the river with another 100 still reported missing. Reports state there will be an investigation into incident along with inspection of the ferries operating in the area.

 

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Bareli Broken

Bareli Broken

 

The 220 meter long, 41792 dwt container ship Bareli went aground in the East China Sea near Xiangshan, China.   The vessel was bound for Africa in bad weather when it hit bottom and firmly aground.   The container ship suffered severe hull damage with a large fracture nearly breaking the vessel in two.   Several sections of the vessel has suffered heavy flooding causing the vessel’s bow to sink below the surface.    The crew sent out a distress call with a rescue boat arriving on scene an hour later.  All of the vessel’s 21 crew were safely rescued.

 

Emergency response teams have been deployed to cope with the environmental impact from the fuel spilling or cargo falling into the sea.   The Bareli was reported to have 1913 containers on board.   The owners have stated none of the containers contain any hazardous materials.  Anti pollution vessels were to have several oil booms, a skimmer vessel and several aircraft were ready to drop dispersants if required.

Several vessels were dispatched to the scene to start salvage work.   The crane ship Marine 1 along with supporting tugs reached the scene and plan to unload containers immediately.  This quick response may avoid some of the issues when the container ship Rena went aground in October 2011

The remains of the Container Ship Rena March 2012. Photo: LOC

 

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Johanna Broke Up

Johanna Broke Up

The 76 meter long barge SL Johanna used in dredging the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal broke-in-two and sank at Dietfurt, Germany.  The barge was loaded with 1600 tons of dredged material tied to a quay wall when the sides of the Johanna buckled and the bottom of the hull dropped out.   No one was on board at the time and there were no injuries.   Reports state the damage amounts to 150000 €.   The water police reported that the barge was rated to hold up to 2000 tons of material and was not overloaded at the time.

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