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Heng Hong 168

Heng Hong 168

Heng Hong 168

On December 19, the 637 gt barge Heng Hong 168 capsized off Horsburgh Lighthouse, Singapore.  The fishing barge had 11 crew members on board when it capsized.  Six crew were able to reach the vessel’s liferaft and were later rescued.  Singapore authorities dispatched multiple vessels and two helicopters in a search and rescue operation for the 5 missing crewmen.  Four days later, one crewman was found drifting off Bintan Island by the Indonesian Coast Guard. The man was taken to hospital for treatment.  Search for the remaining 4 crew are still ongoing.

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Guo Liang 677

Guo Liang 677

The barge Guo Liang 677 capsized and sank near Horsburgh Lighthouse off Singapore.   The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that the vessel had sank and dispatched rescue vessels to the scene.  A patrol vessel rescued one crew member while another crewman was rescued by a nearby vessel.   Eight men were still reported missing.  The MPA reported:

Search and rescue (SAR) operations for 8 missing crew members of the capsized Mongolian-flagged barge Guo Liang 677 continued for the fourth day today (July 27). The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has been co-ordinating the SAR operations since receiving report of the incident on 24 July 2013. The incident happened in Singapore waters about 7 nautical miles north of Horsburgh Lighthouse. As of 1830 hours (Singapore time) today, the SAR operations has involved a total of two Super Puma helicopters and two Fokker-50 Maritime Patrol Aircraft from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), four patrol vessels from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), four Police Coast Guard (PCG) patrol craft, divers and two diving support vessels from Resolve Salvage & Fire (Asia), and 91 passing commercial vessels.

 

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