A fire broke out following an explosion aboard the 'Kapitan Lobanov' in the Kaliningrad Region on March 19, 2024. Around 11 a.m. the ship activated a distress signal. The trawler had seven crew members on board, four of whom were injured. The trawler sank in the Baltic Sea near the city of Pionersky. One person was said to have died and two others were missing.The injured were to be given all necessary medical aid. The regional authorities would provide support for the families of those affected. The"Kapitan Lobanov" in July 2021, already sank at the coast of Svetly, while being put on a slip for repairs of small vessels. Report with photos: https://www.tv3.lt/naujiena/uzsienis/baltijos-juroje-nuskendo-rusu-laivas-pranesama-apie-sprogima-denyje-n1325651?priority=6
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VIKING SKY
The National Accident Investigation Board has made 14 safety recommendations after the accident with the 'Viking Sky' on March 19, 2029, when it lost engine power at Hustadvika in Møre og Romsdal, and believed the cruise ship should never have left the dock. It was estimated that the ship was only about a ship's length away from hitting the ground, and with 1,374 people on board, the accident had the potential to become one of the worst disasters at sea in modern times, the Accident Investigation Board wrote in its report. A disaster alarm was sounded and a massive rescue operation was launched to evacuate passengers from the 'Viking Sky'. During the long and dramatic rescue operation, more than 400 passengers were hoisted and transported to shore by rescue helicopter. The accident was due to low oil levels in all the operating diesel generators' lubricating oil tanks, in combination with pounding and rolling in high seas. The investigation has revealed operational, technical and organizational security problems which in various ways contributed to the blackout. The direct cause of the vessel's engines stopping was low oil pressure, the Norwegian Maritime Directorate stated a few days after the accident. Due to the low level of the tanks, combined with the heavy storm, the oil on the tanks sloshed so much that air was eventually sucked in. The result was that the engines were not supplied with lubricating oil and stopped. Recovery from the blackout was time-consuming, and it took 39 minutes to get both propulsion engines operating so that the ship had enough power to maintain a speed of between 1 and 5 knots. Blackout exercises had previously been carried out on board, but never based on a full blackout without a stand-by generator available. The engineers were therefore faced with a situation they had not trained to handle. The situation was stressful, the control system was complex, and there was a need to perform certain actions in a given order. Inadequate training probably contributed to the recovery being time-consuming, the Accident Investigation Board stated in its report from March 19, 2024: https://havarikommisjonen.no/Sjofart/Avgitte-rapporter/2024-05
RED JET 7
Disruptions on Red Funnel's Red Jet service were to continue until at least March 22. A replacement vessel of Blue Funnel was running in its place but journeys are taking up to 50 minutes, as opposed to the usual 28 minutes. Red Funnel was to run three extra sailings from both Southampton and Cowes at peak times after a water jet issue was reported with the 'Red Jet 6' and a technical issue with the starboard jet room on the 'Red Jet 7'. The 'Red Jet 6' was docked in Southampton, alongside the 'Red Jet 4', while the 'Red Jet 7' was sent to the Wight Shipyard, East Cowes. Repairs to the 'Red Jet 7's jet propulsion system were underway. Red Jet crossings - March 19 to March 22: Departing Southampton: 05:30 / 06:40 / 07:50 / 09:00 / 10:20 / 11:30 / 12:40 / 13:50 / 15:00 / 16:10 / 17:20 / 18:30 / 19:40 / 21:05 / 22:30 Departing West Cowes: 06:05 / 07:15 / 08:25 / 09:35 / 10:55 / 12:05 / 13:15 / 14:25 / 15:35 / 16:45 / 17:55 / 19:05 / 20:15 / 21:40 / 23:05 Additional Blue Funnel crossings: Departing Southampton: 07:30 / 09:50 / 16:50 Departing West Cowes: 06:30 / 08:50 / 15:50
OCEAN VIKING
After the 'Ocean Viking' has rescued over 350 people from distress at sea in several rescue missions. the ship has been assigned Ancona as a safe port, which was 1450 kilometers away. Some survivors have already had a very long and stressful time at sea. In one rescue mission, 25 people were safely brought aboard the 'Ocean Viking', who had previously been on board an unseaworthy boat for around sevendays. They report that about 60 people died along the way and fell overboard. Two people were in such critical condition that they had to be evacuated. One of them has since died. The 'Ocean Viking' finally has reached Ancona on March 18 with the survivors.
RED JET 6
Disruptions on Red Funnel's Red Jet service were to continue until at least March 22. A replacement vessel of Blue Funnel was running in its place but journeys are taking up to 50 minutes, as opposed to the usual 28 minutes. Red Funnel was to run three extra sailings from both Southampton and Cowes at peak times after a water jet issue was reported with the 'Red Jet 6' and a technical issue with the starboard jet room on the 'Red Jet 7'. The 'Red Jet 6' was docked in Southampton, alongside the 'Red Jet 4', while the 'Red Jet 7' was sent to the Wight Shipyard, East Cowes. Repairs to the 'Red Jet 7's jet propulsion system were underway. Red Jet crossings - March 19 to March 22: Departing Southampton: 05:30 / 06:40 / 07:50 / 09:00 / 10:20 / 11:30 / 12:40 / 13:50 / 15:00 / 16:10 / 17:20 / 18:30 / 19:40 / 21:05 / 22:30 Departing West Cowes: 06:05 / 07:15 / 08:25 / 09:35 / 10:55 / 12:05 / 13:15 / 14:25 / 15:35 / 16:45 / 17:55 / 19:05 / 20:15 / 21:40 / 23:05 Additional Blue Funnel crossings: Departing Southampton: 07:30 / 09:50 / 16:50 Departing West Cowes: 06:30 / 08:50 / 15:50