On May 20, the 84 foot long fishing vessel Discovery became disabled off Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Discovery had its rudder disabled and requested assistance. The Coast Guard dispatched a cutter to the scene and was able to take the fishing vessel under tow later the same day. The vessels proceeded towards New Bedford where later a salvage tug took over the tow before arriving in port. No Reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
On May 12, the 81 meter long fishing vessel Fong Seong 666 ran aground on a reef in the Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. The Fong Seong 666 was headed to Port Majuro to transfer its 100 tons of skipjack tuna when it ran aground. Local authorities reported that the grounding was due to either an inexperienced crewman or someone had fallen asleep at the helm. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released. Initial efforts to refloat the purse seiner failed. On May 20, salvage team with several tugboats were able to refloat the Fong Seong 666.
On May 12, the 47 foot long fishing vessel Capt R. M. Chase ran aground on Town Neck Beach near Sandwich, Massachusetts. The vessel was on autopilot when it ran up onto the beach. No reports of injuries to the two crew on board, damage or pollution released. During low tide an excavator was able to dig the vessel out allowing the Capt R. M. Chase to be refloated by two tugs on the next high tide. The fishing vessel proceeded to New Bedford. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.