The fishing vessel TG92942 suffered an explosion in it’s engine room while fishing in the South China Sea (07 53N 108 32E). All four crewmen were injured, but were able to send out a distress signal. A nearby vessel responded and transferred the crewmen off the TG92942 and proceeded to the BP Lan Tay gas field for treatment.
The 6561 dwt cruise ship MSC Opera with 2000 passengers on board became disabled after losing power. Earlier the MSC Opera had lost one of its engine due to an explosion in the engine. With one engine left, the master tried to continue the voyage to Visby, Sweden, but this last running engine failed shortly afterwards. Tugs were requested and the vessel was taken under tow near Gotland. Other vessels were dispatched to assist the passengers. One report states the conditions are bad onboard with no operable bathrooms.
The fishing processing vessel Athena caught fire and suffered multiple explosions while at moored at Runavik, Faroe Islands. Coastguard vessels arrived on scene and attempted to extinguish the the fire using water canons. However, much of the superstructure has already been damaged by fire. The Athena was being rebuilt at Runavik from a previous fire off Falmouth on October 2010. No reports of injuries.
