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Xing Tai 5

Xing Tai 5

Photo: Xing Tai 5
Photo: Xing Tai 5

The 112 meter long container ship Xing Tai 5 foundered off Shanghai, China. The vessel’s crew were able to send out a distress call before the container ship capsized and sank spilling crew and containers into the water.  Eleven of the 16 crew were rescued.  A nearby vessel pulled five crew from the water and a rescue helicopter lifted six others to safety.  Authorities continue to search for the remaining five crew of the Xing Tai 5.  Reports state over 20 containers were spotted floating on the water.  The cause for capsizing was not reported.

 

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Bandai V

Bandai V

The 92 meter long, 3456 dwt freighter Bandai V became disabled in the East China Sea near Shanghai, China.  The vessel had suffered a steering malfunction and had gone adrift.   The vessel contacted authorities who dispatched a rescue boat to the scene.   The Bandai V was taken under towed the vessel to port.  No reports of injuries to the 16 crew on board, damage or pollution being released.   The Bandai V was en route to Shanghai with a cargo of chemicals.

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Jing Huai 188

Jing Huai 188

The 45 meter long coastal freighter Jing Huai 188 sank near Shanghai, China.   The freighter was en route to Nantong City from Shanghai with 770 tons of steel when the vessel when it was struck by a heavy gale.   The vessel’s cabin quickly flooded and the crew of the Jing Huai 188 requested assistance.  The maritime authorities at Shanghai responded sending patrol vessels to the scene.   The rescuers pulled two people out of the water.   The survivors, an elderly couple, were the grandparents of the master of the vessel.   The master and two other family members were listed as missing.   A small amount of fuel pollution was spotted and later cleaned up by authorities.  Reports state the vessel will be salvaged later.

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