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Typhoon Nina

Typhoon Nina

Typhoon Nina (Nock-Ten) caused several additional vessels to run aground around the Philippines. Here is the list of vessels reported to have stranded or run aground.

Seven vessels ran aground  at Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines:

Baleno 5

Baleno 5 – ro-ro passenger ferry

Baleno 7

Baleno 7 – ro-ro passenger ferry

Baleno 8 – ro-ro passenger ferry

Oceanjet 10

OceanJet 10 – passenger ferry

Oceanjet 11

OceanJet 11 – passenger ferry

Starlite Ferry

Starlite Ferry – 43 meter long ro-ro passenger ferry (MMSI: 548845200)

Starlite Polaris – 90 dwt r0-ro passenger ferry  (IMO: 8895700)

In Gasan Marinduque, seven wooden-hull vessels ran aground and a tanker:

MT Obama (no photo/details found)

 

Jo Kiri

Jo Kiri

Jo Kiri

The 145 meter long, 19508 dwt chemical tanker Jo Kiri caught fire near Eagle Point while in the Houston Ship Canal. The crew spotted smoke coming from the engine room.  The blaze quickly engulfed the compartment disabling the engines.  The crew requested assistance as the tanker blocked traffic on the canal. The Coast Guard responded and firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze after an hour. No reports of injuries or pollution released. The Jo Kiri was later towed to a nearby terminal for inspection and survey for damage.

FT Foce

FT Foce

FT Foce
Photo: elpueblodeceuta.es

The 107 meter long, 6090 dwt chemical tanker FT Foce allided with the moored 99 meter long, 4512 dwt LPG tanker Happy Eagle at Ceuta, Spain. The FT Foce was departing from Ceuta when it suffered engine failure while doing a maneuver. The FT Foce struck the starboard hull of the Happy Eagle sustaining bow damage. The Happy Eagle suffered minor damage with multiple dents and damage to its railings. No reports of injuries or pollution released.