SHENG LONG YU NO.61

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Longliner damaged by lightning strike

The 'Sheng Ling Yu No.. 61' with a Taiwanese skipper and 10 Indonesian crew members on board, was hit by lightning near Guam on Sep 4, 2025, and was reported missing after losing contact. The ship has contacted the authorities and the crew was reportedly safe on the afternoon of Sep 6. The master reported that the lightning had knocked out the trawler’s equipment and disabled its communication system. While they gauged how to return to Taiwan, they encountered a Japanese fishing trawler, whose crew had allowed the captain to use their satellite phone. The ship’s propulsion system was still working, but the refrigerating system was down, leaving the crew unable to keep fishing. All crew members were safe. The crew was trying to find a solution to the ship’s equipment problems while planning its voyage to Taiwan.