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St Faith

St Faith

On January 19, the 77 meter long,  574 dwt ro-ro passenger ferry St Faith caught fire was sailing between Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight with 52 passengers and 13 crew.  While in the middle of the Solent, a fire broke out on deck near the bridge. The fire was quickly extinguished by the crew while passengers were escorted safely to the lounge. The St Faith was able to proceed under her own power to Fishbourne where fire fighters were…

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APL Vanda

APL Vanda

The 369 meter long, 150,166 dwt container vessel APL Vanda ran aground on the Solent off Cowes, England. The APL Vanda was headed to Southampton from Le Havre when it suffered a power blackout and ran aground by the stern. The APL Vanda’s rudder was out of the water, but the vessel was undamaged.  The RNLI lifeboat from Calshot along with several tugs arrived on scene.  Eight tugs were able to refloat the APL Vanda two hours later. No reports of…

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