The 143 meter long, 17,520 dwt cargo vessel Thorco Marjanne allided with a concrete wall on the St. Lawrence River in the port of Ogdensburg, New York. The vessel was being guided by a pilot when he misjudge the approach and struck the concrete wall. The Thorco Marjanne sustained only minor damage to its bulbous bow, but the wall sustained around $20,000 of damage. No reports of injuries or pollution released.
The 84 foot long tugboat The Specialist allided and sank on the Hudson River near the Tappan Zee Bridge, New York. The tug was pushing a barge from Albany and was headed to Jersey City when it struck another barge moored at the construction site around the Tappan Zee Bridge. The Specialist quickly sank after the allision. Reports state all three crew on board perished. Authorities searched the area and found one of the tug’s crewmen in the water, but the other two were still missing. Pollution was spotted around the sunken tug as the vessel had some 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board.
The 76 foot long fishing vessel Carolina Queen III ran aground near the East Rockaway Inlet off Queens, New York. During the night, the Carolina Queen III had sprung a leak and sent out a distress call to the Coast Guard. The scallop fishing boat proceeded back towards port while the Coast Guard dispatched a response boat to the scene. While the crew of the Carolina Queen III was able to bring the flooding under control, the trawler ran ashore. With waves reaching 12 feet, the seven crew on the Carolina Queen III were hoisted off by a rescue helicopter. During the rescue, the 25-foot Coast Guard response boat capsized and spilled out five crew into the water. The Coast Guard crew were able to swim ashore. No reports of injuries, but the seven crew were later taken to hospital for observation. Reports state the 25-foot rescue boat was later secured on the shore.
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