A floating restaurant broke free of its moorings on the Jialing River at Chongqing, China. The restaurant was pulled down river where it collided with a ferry. The ferry capsized sending the 10 people on board into the water. Rescuers saved eight people, but two were still missing and presumed dead.
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The 12 meter, 17 ton fishing vessel Antheus sank in the English Channel off Saint Vaast-La-Hougue, France. The Antheus was peforming a maneuver when it capsized sending it’s three crew into the water. The crew was able to sent out a distress call and were later rescued by the fishing vessel Caen. The three men were unharmed, but shaken by the event. No pollution was sited where the Antheus sank. An investigation will be conducted into the sinking.
More information on the Antheus found on http://www.fishsubsidy.org/FR/vessel/FRA000735900/antheus
The 101 meter long, 5350 ton Deneb was unloading containers at the port at Algeciras, Spain when it developed a strong list to starboard. The vessel continued listing over until the Deneb was resting on its starboard side with the bow submerged. Authorities placed booms around the vessel to prevent any oil pollution escaping into the harbour. The Deneb had 118 tons of bunk oil and 26 tons of diesel fuel on board before the incident. Reports state salvage will take up to one week to implement. No reports of injuries. An investigation into the incident is being conducted.
