The 'Nordic Lily' ran aground on the beach of Pinedo in Valencia on June 5, 2024, while headed for the Valencia Yachh Club. The captain had to be medevaced to the La Fe Hospital in Valencia by the SAR helicopter Helimer 203 of Salvamento MArítimo. The other two crew members remained on board. The ship suffered a major leak, and a salvage team was dispatched to carry out tempeoray repairs, before the Maritime Captaincy could pull the ship off again. The authoprity had launched an investigation. Reports with photos: https://murciatoday.com/british_yacht_stranded_on_beach_in_spain_1000068960-a.html https://www.esdiario.com/valencia/183081612/el-yate-nordic-lily-neuva-atraccion-turistica-de-valencia.html
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BAIKAL
On June 4, at around 8 p.m. the ‘Baikal’ overturned as the result of ice compression in the waters of the Yenisei Bay of the Kara Sea in the Krasnoyarsk region. Eight crew members were evacuated from board with the help of the icebreaker 'Vladivostok'. One man was reported missing. Rescue measures were being carried out at the sinking site. The Norilsk Transport Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the accident.
Grenaa
The chairman of the board of Grenaa Shipyard, Esben Møller, was deeply affected by the violent gas explosion on the dredger 'Grete Fighter', which injured three employees on April 23, 2020. The cause is still unknown. Shipyard chairman deeply affected by accide. "We have never experienced anything like it here, ”says Esben Møller. The accident happened shortly after lunch break when the employees were on their way back to the ship, which was in the shipyard in connection with a 5 year revision. On the way to the ship's tank system there was a huge explosion. Two men have reached the bottom of the ship, while the one closest to the exit was being helped out. Police and fire departments were alerted at 9.35 a.m., and shipyard and ship crews quickly reached the two at the bottom of the ship, which were most severely affected by the explosion, but were unable to rescue them. But they stayed with them until the fire department and the ambulance arrived. According to police, the three severely injured people who were flown to Rigshospitalet are a 31-year-old man from Norddjurs, a 53-year-old man from Syddjurs and a 50-year-old man from West Funen. "I don't know about their situation anymore, other than it's very serious," Esben Møller said. The accident is now being investigated by the police and the Labor Inspectorate. The 'Grete Fighter', which is owned by Peter Madsen Rederi, was in the yard for a five-year inspection. According to Grenaa Shipyard, on the ship various steel works were to be carried out, measurements of screw shaft and rudder, full service of auxiliary and main engine, dismantling of bottom and bilge valves and a full coating of bottom and bulwark. In addition, the old excavator had to be dismantled in favour of a new one.
Guam
One crew member of the USS 'Theodore Roosevelt' which was being anchored off Guam has died of a corona virus infection on April 14, 2020. The woman had been in intensive care but died of health complications. More than 550 crew members of the 5.000 crew members were tested positive. The ship has been largely evacuated during the recent days. Commander Brett Crozier had been fired as he wrote a letter expressing his concern about the crew situation and asked for help by the Navy.
ATLANTIS AUGUSTA
On the morning of June 4, 2024, a crew member of the 'Altantis Augusta' bcame unwell and needed to be medevaced near Terneuzen. The lifeboats 'Zeemanshoop' of the KNRM station Breskens and 'Jan van Engelenburg of the KNRM station in Hansweert were urgently alerted, as well as the SAR Helicopter 08 of the Coast Guard, which was on site earlier and disembarked the patient and took him to the hospital in Terneuzen. The 'Zeemanshoop' wnet on standby together with the patrol boat 'RWS 78' from Rijkswaterstaat and the 'Patrol' from Multraship until the person was on board the helicopter. Report with photos: https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-breskens/medevac-zeeschip-bij-terneuzen
MSC MICHIGAN VII
The US Coast Guard and numerous state and local agencies responded after the 'MSC Michigan VII' suffered a malfunction with the systems controlling the propulsion on the Cooper River while outbound from the North Charleston Container Terminal en route to Savannah. Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center watchstanders received a report at 12:17 p.m. from the Charleston Harbor Pilots dispatch of the container ship. As a precaution, local law enforcement closed vehicle traffic to the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and Fort Moultrie Beach was evacuated. The bridge reopened once the vessel safely passed underneath. Coast Guard response boats and other government agency partners launched numerous assets on the water and the shore to assist with alerting the public and clearing vessel traffic in the ship channel. The vessel transited out of the Charleston port and is currently anchored 8.5 miles offshore. The vessel has been issued a Captain of the Port order to remain anchored until further notice. On June 6 at 9 a.m. UTC it berthed back in Charleston at the Union Pier Terminal. Sector Charleston watchstanders received reports of damage along the vessel’s route believed to be caused by its wake. Vessel and facility inspectors were currently conducting damage assessments throughout the port. Two boaters on a different vessel were injured when their vessel was pushed onto rocks because of the cargo ship’s wake. The boaters were picked up and EMS took them to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The incident was under investigation. Reports with photos and video: https://newsable.asianetnews.com/world/south-carolina-collision-scare-out-of-control-cargo-ship-forces-closure-of-iconic-ravenel-bridge-watch-snt-sen6ze https://abcnews4.com/news/local/biker-recounts-tense-moment-as-cargo-ship-misses-collision-near-ravenel-bridge-south-carolina-wciv-abc-news-4-2024 https://www.live5news.com/2024/06/05/container-ship-stuck-full-throttle-prompted-temporary-ravenel-bridge-closure/
Toulon
More than 1,000 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier 'Charles de Gaulle' have tested positive for COVID-19, a number that could continue to surge as the crew awaits approximately 930 more test results. The outbreak onboard the French navy’s flagship forced leadership to call off the remaining two weeks of the carrier’s scheduled deployment to the North Atlantic. The ship, which carries a crew of nearly 1,800, pulled into port last week at Toulon Naval Base in southern France. In all, 1,081 crew members from the Charles de Gaulle naval group have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. That total comes almost entirely from the carrier, and includes at least two U.S. sailors who were assigned to the ship as part of the U.S. Navy’s Personnel Exchange Program. The American sailors have since been removed from the ship and were receiving excellent host nation medical care at French facilities. The declining health of one French sailor, meanwhile, necessitated a transfer to the intensive care unit. Partially complicating the early detection process onboard the 'Charles de Gaulle' was the rate of asymptomatic carriers. Of the confirmed cases, nearly half showed no symptoms. Additionally, masks were not made available until late in the ship’s deployment. T The debilitating spread of the virus onboard France’s lone carrier, has sparked concern about the nation’s ability to remain ready to fight. Unlike the U.S. Navy, which touts 10 other active carriers in addition to the coronavirus-stricken USS 'Theodore Roosevelt', losing the 'Charles de Gaulle' for an extended period could cripple France’s nuclear deterrence capabilities.
Turku
On March 31, 2020, around 9 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the new built Panama flagged cruise ship 'Mardi Gras', 183200 gt (9837444), which is currently built at the Meyer yard in Turku. The fire occurred in a cabin on the upper deck, and fire crews managed to limit the fire to one cabin. In total, 18 fire brigade units were sent from the rescue service to the shipyard, but the fire could quickly be extinguished by the shipyard's own fire department. However, the ship must be checked to make sure there were no remaining hot spots. All workers were evacuated from the ship, but no one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire was still unclear.
KEOYOUNG PIONEER
On June 5 a salvage company will begin releasing the cargo of cyclohexane of the 'Keoyoung Pioneer' into the water off the coast of Kuchinoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, after the hull was split by waves off the coast of Kuchinoshima. On April 23, one week after the shipwreck, a substance believed to be cyclohexane was detected near the grounding site. After that, work was carried out to drain the oil from the ship, which was completed on May 10. As of April 25, when work to remove the oil from the hull began, the stern of the ship had sunk significantly. On May 16 at 7.30 a.m., it was confirmed that the hull had split apart due to wave impact with only the bow and the upper part of the bridge protruding from the water. On May 23 work to raise the wreck was carried out by the 3,700-ton lifting crane ship "Musashi" of Fukada Salvage Construction. The 350-ton lifting crane ship "No. 31 Shin-Ei Maru," owned by Suncraft Co., Ltd. was deployed on the bow side to assist in the lifting. However, the work could not be finalized. The reason for choosing the final measure of releasing the cargo into the oceanwas that the hull had split and tilted, making it impossible to safely remove the cargo. The release was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on June 5. It was not known how much cyclohexane has remained on board, but the load at the time of the grounding was reported to be 2,886 tons. Reports with photos: https://crane1000.com/cargo-recovery-of-korean-flagged-chemical-tanker-stranded-off-the-coast-of-kuchinoshima-halted-release-into-ocean-begins/ https://crane1000.com/hull-of-south-korean-flagged-chemical-tanker-stranded-off-kuchinoshima-island-breaks-due-to-rough-weather/ https://crane1000.com/rising-of-korean-flagged-chemical-tanker-capsized-off-the-coast-of-shimonoseki-begins/
SALVAMAR FOMALHAUT
On June 5, 2024, the motor boat 'Mar i Cel' suffered an engine failure in front of Tamarit with two crew members on board and requested a tow. The CCS Tarragona of Salvamento Marítrimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Fomalhaut' to assist, which pulled it to Comarruga, where it was safely moored. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1798387698534875317
Galveston
The US Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a 600-foot tanker at anchorage approximately 15 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas, on April 19, 2020. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report of a 58-year-old man reportedly experiencing symptoms of an upper respiratory illness. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon as well as local CDC and county health partners who recommended the medevac. Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Galveston 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew. The RB-M boat crew transferred the patient to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Station Galveston who transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Turku
On March 31, 2020, around 9 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the new built Panama flagged cruise ship 'Mardi Gras', 183200 gt (9837444), which is currently built at the Åbovarvet Meyer Turku. The fire occurred in a cabin on the upper deck, and fire crews managed to limit the fire to one cabin. In total, 18 fire brigade units were sent from the rescue service to the shipyard, but the fire could quickly be extinguished by the shipyard's own fire department. However, the ship must be checked to make sure there were no remaining hot spots. All workers were evacuated from the ship, but no one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire was still unclear.