The 18 meter long tugboat Harken 10 sank in the Strait of Georgia near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The crew on board the Harken 10 was able to abandon ship into a small boat that was being towed behind the tug. No reports of injuries. The cause of the sinking had not been reported.
The 30 meter long, 257 gt tugboat Mitra Anugerah 10 caught fire in the Java Sea off Pulau Bokor Island near Jakarta, Indonesia. The Mitra Anugerah 10 was headed to Jakarta with a barge loaded with sand when a fire broke out in the tug’s engine room. The crew attempted to extinguish the blaze and dropped the towline to the barge. Eventually the fire was brought under control and the barge was relocated. No reports of injuries.
The 15 meter long tugboat Louise capsized on the Neches River near Port Arthur, Texas. The four crew on board the Louise were rescued by a passing vessel. No reports of injuries. Authorities dispatched a response team to the scene and found a small sheen around the upturn hull. The Louise was reported to have up to 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel along with 100 gallons of other oil and fluids on board. Traffic was stopped around the area on the Intracoastal waterway. The cause of the capsizing was not reported.