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187 migrants rescued
The US Coast Guard, Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) and Turks and Caicos Islands Police (TCIP) rescued 187 people approximately 17 miles southwest of Turks and Caicos Islands on Dec 21, 2019. An CMH-60 Jayhawk helicopter of the Air Station Clearwater, forward deployed to the Great Inagua, Bahamas, spotted a 30-foot vessel carrying 187 people. Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders and the Coast Guard liaison officer for the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands coordinated a response with the RBDF, TCIP and the Seneca crew. The 'Seneca (WMEC-906)' and a Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship crew arrived on scene and embarked 187 people between the two ships. The 'Seneca'took 86 people and the Bahamian ship took 101 people. The 'Seneca' transferred the survivors to the TCI Police Marine Unit with no reported injuries. A The 'Seneca' destroyed the 30-foot vessel as it posed a hazard to navigation.
Barge finally sunk
The barge with a cargo of 33 empty containers which had begun to take on water near the bow and was taken in tow by the "Seneca" was sunk 25 miles offshore after divers failed to dewater the barge. The location was not near any coral reefs and deep enough to not impact any navigation. The barge and its cargo do not pose a pollution risk as no fuel or products were aboard. The owners of the vessel will be charged for the salvage efforts. The tug which lost the barge was travelling from Haiti. Report with audio and photo: http://www.d7publicaffairs.com/go/doc/586/1238579/
Seneca took sinking barge in tow
The crew of the "Seneca" responded to a sinking barge approximately 10 miles east of Miami in the afternoon of Nov 7, 2011. The crew of a 94-foot tug towing a 270-foot barge notified Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders they were experiencing fuel problems and later became disabled and adrift. The "Seneca" arrived on scene and took the tug in tow. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter "Diamondback" and a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew also arrived on scene to monitor the situation. The barge, which has 33 empty containers on deck, was believed to be taking on water. Divers from TowBoat U.S. were attempting to dewater the barge. A commercial tug was scheduled to arrive on scene on Nov 8morning to relieve the "Seneca" of its tow. Report with photo: http://www.d7publicaffairs.com/go/doc/586/1237219/
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