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Midori

Midori

Midori
Photo: uscg

On April 18, the 47 foot long fishing vessel Midori caught fire off Trinidad, California.  Unable to contain the blaze, the crew of the Midori contacted another fishing vessel which relayed the message to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard dispatched a 47 foot long lifeboat along with a helicopter to the scene.  With the flames reaching the Midori’s pilothouse, the five crew on board donned survival suits and abandoned ship into the vessel’s life raft.  The nearby fishing vessel Pacific Bully arrived on scene before the Coast Guard and rescued all five crew.  The tug Michelle Sloan arrived later and was able to extinguish the blaze.  The Michelle Sloan took the Midori under tow back to port where a salvage team removed the remaining diesel fuel off the fishing vessel.  No reports of injuries or pollution released.

 

NP Unity

NP Unity

NP Unity aground
Photo: guardian.co.tt

The decommissioned 86 meter long, 4132 dwt tanker NP Unity went ashore on Caledonia Island near Chaguaramas, Trinidad. Strong winds caused the NP Unity to break free of its moorings.  The tanker was blown ashore onto a mud bank.  No reports of injuries.  Coast Guard tugboats along with private contractors refloated the NP Unity the following day.  No reports of pollution.  Reports state the NP Unity had been spotted before it went aground, but authorities were delayed responding and were unable to have a tugboat on the scene before the tanker had gone aground.