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Rebecca Irene Disabled

Rebecca Irene Disabled

The 33 meter long fishing / processing vessel Rebecca Irene became disabled off Unimak Island, Alaska in the Bering Sea.  The Rebecca Irene was heading back on one engine when it lost power while in severe weather with 20 foot swells and 40 mph winds.   The vessel contacted the Coast Guard who dispatched the cutter Sherman to the scene.  When the Sherman arrived on scene, it took the Rebecca Irene under tow.   The tug Double Eagle was contacted and take the Rebecca Irene under tow as soon as it arrives on scene.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution being released.

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Disabled Off Ocracoke

Disabled Off Ocracoke

The 31 meter long tug Beth M McAllister became disabled off Ocracoke, North Carolina.  The vessel contacted the Coast Guard who dispatched the cutter Block Island and buoy tender Elm to the scene.  The Block Island took the tug under tow until the Elm arrived.   The crew of the Beth M McAllister were transferred to the Elm with the tow being transferred.  The Elm with the tug under tow proceeded to Morehead City, North Carolina.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution being released.

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Elizabeth Ann

Elizabeth Ann

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The 50 foot fishing vessel Elizabeth Ann suffered a fire in it’s engine room while off Gloucester, Massachusetts.   The crew contacted the Coast Guard that the vessel was on fire, but soon were forced from the wheelhouse due to the thick black smoke.    This cutoff the two man crew from the fire extinguishers and communication gear.   Two nearby vessels heard the distress call responded to the scene.  Using the fire extinguishers from these vessels, the crew of the Elizabeth Ann were able to contain the fire until the Coast Guard 47 foot lifeboat reached the scene.  The fire was later extinguished and the Elizabeth Ann was taken under tow back to Gloucester.   No reports of injuries.

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