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Long Yield No. 2

Long Yield No. 2

Long Yield No. 2
Photo: fleetmon.com

On October 15, the 49 meter long fishing vessel Long Yield No. 2 caught fire in the Indian Ocean near Mahe Island, Seychelles.  The 29 crew on board were unable to contain the blaze and sent out a distress call.  Authorities in the Seychelles requested vessels nearby to assist with the fishing vessel Dolomieu responding.  The Dolomieu arrived on scene and rescued the 29 crew off the Long Yield No. 2. The Dolomieu proceeded to Mahe Island.  Reports state the Long Yield No. 2 was disabled by the fire, but remained afloat.

 

Norma Mary

Norma Mary

Norma Mary
Photo: nrk.no

The 48 meter long fishing vessel Norma Mary caught fire in the Barents Sea north of the Finnmark coast of Norway.  The fire started in one of the trawler‘s freezersand the crew was able to isolate the blaze, but the heavy smoke prevented the crew from determining if the fire had been extinguished. The Norma Mary requested assistance with two helicopters from Svalbard along with a patrol boat and two fishing vessels headed to the scene.  The helicopters arrived several hours later and lowered fire fighters to the trawler. They were able to penetrate the smoke and found the fire had been extinguished.  The fire had done significant damage and the vessel suffered some minor water ingress.  No reports of injuries to the 19 crew on board.  A pump was put on board the Norma Mary as it proceeds to back to Iceland.