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No Limits

No Limits

No Limits

The 45 foot long fishing vessel No Limits sank during a snowstorm off Rockland, Maine. The vessel had suffered water ingress and the three crew on board sent out distress call off Matinicus Island.  The Coast Guard tried to contact the No Limits, but their calls went unanswered. The Coast Guard suspected the fishing vessel had sunk and launched a search and rescue operation dispatching a motor lifeboat and Jayhawk helicopter to the last known position.  The helicopter crew arrived on scene and were alerted by a flare from a single life raft. The helicopter crew found there was just the captain of the No Limits in the raft.  The Coast Guard hoisted him aboard and later taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The two crew from the No Limits were still reported missing.  The Coast Guard continued search and rescue operations.  Covering some 130 square miles, the search for the missing men continued through out the night until the next day when operations suspended.

Astrid Andrea

Astrid Andrea

Photo: Shipspotting.com
Photo: Shipspotting.com

The 10 meter long fishing boat Astrid Andrea went aground at Honningsvag, Norway.  The trawler had grounded on an shallow area where a new breakwater was to be built.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.  No further details reported.

 

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Coral Strand

Coral Strand

Coral Strand
Photo: Irishtimes.com

The 15 meter long fishing vessel Coral Strand went aground in the fog off Garrylough, Ireland.   The wooden hull vessel had struck the rocks and quickly filled with water.  The crew sent out a distress call before the four men abandoned ship into the liferaft.  The crew of the Coral Strand were rescued a short time later by the trawler Boy River.  No injuries were reported.  The RNLI lifeboat from Dunmore East arrived on scene and transferred the Coral Strand crew off the Boy River.   The lifeboat assessed the Coral Strand’s status and determined the vessel had sustained too much damage to attempt to pump-out and refloat the vessel.  The Irish Coastguard reported later that the salvage was not possible and the Coral Strand was left to breakup on the rocks.   Some pollution and debris would be released in the area.

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