Fishing vessel - Shipwreck Log

Lian Qingfu No.12

September 11, 2024 Paul Hancock

On the morning of September 11, the 20 ton fishing vessel Lian Qingfu No.12 caught fire off the Lanyang River Estuary, Taiwan. The Lian Qingfu No.12 had departed in the early morning from Wushi harbour to catch whitebait. A few hours later a fire broke out on the vessel. Unable to control the flames, the crew sent out a distress call. The four crew on the Lian Qingfu No.12 were rescued by a nearby fishing vessel. The Taiwan Coast Guard dispatched the PP-10055 and CP-1057 patrol boats to the scene. The patrol vessels arrived a short time later and the crew were safely transferred over. The patrol boats used its hoses to get the fire partially under control. A fishing vessel assisted and took the Lian Qingfu No.12 under tow back to Wushi harbour. There local fire fighters were able to completely extinguish the fire.

The Taiwan Coast Guard reported there was no pollution released, but warned vessels of possible debris from the Lian Qingfu No.12. Reports state the majority of the vessel’s superstructure had been destroyed by the fire. No reports of injuries to the 4 crew of the Lian Qingfu No.12.

Twilight PZ33

September 11, 2024 Paul Hancock

On September 10, the 25 meter long fishing vessel Twilight PZ330 (IMO: 8816039) caught fire while berthed in Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The fire started in the vessel’s galley and quickly got out of control. The Falmouth Coastguard was alerted and requested the RNLI lifeboat from Penlee to respond. The lifeboat arrived on scene and began firefighting efforts with multiple sea hoses. A short time later the Penzance fire brigade arrived on scene and continued the fire fighting efforts from the dock. A crewman from the Twilight had escaped the fire, but had suffered smoke inhalation requiring him to be taken to hospital. After an hour the blaze was completely extinguished. The extent of damage to the vessel was not reported.

Super Typhoon Yagi

September 9, 2024 Paul Hancock

On September 7th, Super Typhoon Yagi, also named Tropical Storm Enteng in the Philippines, made landfall in Vietnam as a Category 5 storm. Yagi had winds over 160 miles per hour when it struck the Vietnam coast near Quang Ninh. The storm surge and large waves quickly impacted vessels anchored in the port Tuần Châu in Quảng Ninh. Many vessels had been securely moored prior to the storm landing, but many vessels were swamped by the waves. Crews did attempt to pump out the water ingress, but they were unable to save the vessels which sunk by the stern.

Reports say over 30 vessels damaged or sunk by the Typhoon. Here is a partial list of vessels impacted by Super Typhoon Yagi:

Passenger Ship Victory Star, QN-8899 capsized by strong winds and partially sunk off Ha Long.
Passenger Ship Hai Ninh, 48 QN-6108 sunk by the stern at Tuần Châu.
Passenger Ship Binh Minh, 48 QN-6048 sunk by the stern at Tuần Châu.
Passenger Ship 40 QN-3016 sunk by the stern at Tuần Châu.
Passenger Ship Do Thi Nga, 48 QN-5508 sunk by the stern at Tuần Châu.
Fishing Vessel QNg 95109TS sunk by waves in Ha Long with 5 crew on board. All five crew rescued by a food processing vessel with no injuries.
Fishing Vessel QNg 95576TS sunk by waves while anchored off Ha Long with 6 crew on board. All six crew swam ashore safely.
Fishing Vessel [Unnamed] sunk by waves in Ha Long with 2 crew on board. Both crew were rescued by a food processing vessel.