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Fire Aboard the Cembay

Fire Aboard the Cembay

The 89 meter long, 4477 dwt freighter Cembay had a fire on deck while unloading cargo at Chatham Docks, England.  The fire was started by a broken fuel line of a generator being used to pump cement off the vessel.   This spread to a fuel container on top of the deck of the Cembay.  The crew initially attempted to put out the fire themselves, but it required thirty local firefighters to extinguish the blaze.   The firefighters were able to isolate the fuel and douse the flames using a special foam.    Damage to the vessel was not reported, but the Cembay left Chatham bound for Le Havre.  No one was reported injured.

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Tail Walker 3 Disabled

Tail Walker 3 Disabled

 

Photo: Lifeboat Enid Collett being launched to rescue the Tail Walker 3

 

 

The fishing vessel Tail Walker 3 became disabled off the coast of Shoreham-By-Sea, England after a mechanical failure.   The Tail Walker 3 contacted the RNLI for assistance as the vessel was adrift in the heavy traffic shipping lane.   The RNLI launched the Tamar class lifeboat Enid Collett to rescue the Tail Walker 3.   Before the lifeboat reached the fishing vessel, the research vessel R. V. Discovery had taken the Tail Walker 3 under tow and was heading back to the harbour.   When the vessels made contact, the R. V. Discovery handed the tow over to the lifeboat which took the Tail Walker 3 into Brighton Marina.   No reports of injuries or pollution being released.

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Georgelou N Aground

Georgelou N Aground

The 25-meter (82 feet) fishing vessel Georgelou N ran aground off Formby Point near the River Mersey, England.   The Georgelou N had left Liverpool with seven crew when it became disabled after the gearbox broke down.   The vessel soon after became stranded with the falling tide.   The Liverpool Coastguard responded and was able to to tow the vessel off the sandbank a few hours later.   The Georgelou N was being towed back to Liverpool to be inspected.

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