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KCee

KCee

Photo: Barry Harcourt - Stuff.nz.co

The 13.5 meter long  fishing vessel KCee sank off Secretary Island, New Zealand.   The vessel last reported it was bound for Blanket Bay with two men on board.   No additional communication came from the vessel until the emergency beacon was activated.   Authorities dispatched multiple helicopters while local fishing vessels assisted in searching for the two men.  During the search, the part of the bow of the KCee was discovered.  Later, the hull was found partially submerged near the island.   The hull was heavily damaged and shows sign that it had struck an object or grounded.   No further details reported.

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New Lucky VII Lost

New Lucky VII Lost

Photo: nhk.or.jp

The 94 meter long, 6500 dwt freighter New Lucky VII went missing in the East China Sea near Amami Oshima, Japan.  The vessel with 17 crew on board was headed to China from Papua New Guinea with a cargo of lumber when it encountered a severe storm.  When authorities lost contact with the vessel, a search and rescue mission was launched by the Japanese Coast Guard.  Aircraft spotted a life raft with nine survivors and a lifeboat with two people on board.  All 11 crewmen were reported to be in good shape.  Aircraft also spotted multiple oil slicks near where the vessel sank.

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Lady Cecelia

Lady Cecelia

The 62 foot long fishing vessel Lady Cecelia went missing off the Washington coast near Leadbetter Point, Willapa Bay.   The fishing vessel had encountered bad weather with 12-foot seas and wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour.  A distress radio beacon (EPIRB) signal from the Lady Cecelia was received by the Coast Guard.  The Coast Guard initially dispatched helicopters and multiple 47 foot lifeboats to search for survivors.   A debris field was found near Willapa Bay with an oil slick, crab pots and an empty lifeboat, but no signs of the four crewmen.  The Coast Guard added additional helicopters and  a C-130 search plane to aid the search effort.  The cutter Cuttyhunk was launched but was recalled when the search effort was suspended the next day.   The Coast Guard called off the search after covering some 1,300 square miles. 

 

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