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Arca 1

Arca 1

Arca 1
Photo: cbc.ca

The 53 meter long, 1317 dwt bunker tanker Arca 1 ran aground off Cape Breton near Little Pond, Nova Scotia. The tanker was en route to Sydney, Nova Scotia in stormy seas when it suffered engine failure. Without power, the Arca 1 was quickly blown ashore until it rested just off the shoreline.

The crew sent out a distress call and requested assistance.  A few hours later, the six crew on board were airlifted to safety by a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter. No reports of injuries.

 

Reports state the the tanker is hard aground, but has not suffered any hull damage and no signs of pollution. The Arca 1 had some 15 tons of fuel on board at the time of the grounding. The Coast Guard is monitoring the situation and has a response group ready to mitigate any pollution released.

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.