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Ocean Pure 1

Ocean Pure 1

Ocean Pure 1
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On the afternoon of December 31, 2024, the two-masted 34 meter long, 396 gt passenger ketch sailing vessel Ocean Pure 1 (MMSI: 525401533) caught fire in the Halmahera Sea while anchored off Waigeo Island, Indonesia. The fire started by an electrical short behind the dryer in the laundry room. The crew attempted to extinguish the blaze, but the fire had become uncontrollable.  The vessel sent out a distress call and all the 18 crew and 10 passengers on board abandoned ship into the vessel’s lifeboats. The crew and passengers safely landed on the shore of Yefinat Island.  One crew had sustained severe burns from the fire and was later evacuated by authorities to a hospital in Waisai.

The fire completely consumed the Ocean Pure 1 as it burned to the waterline. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

A Ketch’s Bad Vacation

A Ketch’s Bad Vacation

The ketch Irene of Bridgewater was scheduled to head for Greenock to participate in a tall ships race.  However, the voyage to Greenock was much more difficult than planned.

On June 29, 2011, the Irene of Bridgewater collided with the 37 foot yacht Seven Seas off Rosslare harbour, Ireland.  The Seven Seas was unlit and stationary in the canal when the Irene struck it.   The yacht lost its mast and suffered considerable damage.   Luckily, no one was injured on either vessel.

On July 6, 2011, the Irene of Bridgewater went aground in the mud bank while in Lamlash Bay off Arran, Scotland.   The sailing vessel with 10 people on board contacted the Coast Guard at Clyde that the vessel was firmly in the mud.   An inspection found the vessel was in no danager of capsizing.   Later that night, the ketch was freed on the high tide.

Reports state the Irene of Bridgewater was built in 1907.   One report lists the vessel at 100 foot while another states it is 120 foot.

Link to video on the collision

 

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