General cargo ship Hoa Lu 02 (IMO 9621053) (name
as reported by AIS. Registered name Trang An 02) ran into trouble in the Gulf
of Tonkin, off Nghe Tinh province coast, late on December 4th while en route
from Cam Pha, sailing in southern direction. After the main engine failed the
ship started taking on water. The Captain issued a distress signal and
requested evacuation. An SAR ship was sent to assist and approached the sinking
Hoa Lu 02 in the early hours of December 5th, but rough seas prevented it
getting side on with the troubled vessel. It was decided that the crew should
abandon ship to life rafts, to be picked up from them by the SAR vessel. Three
out of 16 crew stayed on the ship to assist in its salvage. The other 13 crew
were rescued. All are safe. The ship was probably already resting on bottom,
mainly above waterline. Possibly it was intentionally grounded to avoid total
loss.
2014-built, Vietnam-flagged, 3,227 gt Hoa Lu 02 is owned
and managed by Duong Giang Co Ltd of Hoa Lu District, Nonh Binh Province,
Vietnam. ISM manager is Hoang Dat Co Ltd of Haiphong City, Vietnam. As of
December 5th the vessel was stopped off Haiphong.
Bulk carrier Great Wenxiang (IMO 9215749) suffered
a loss of power loss on November 30th or earlier when north of
Weihai in the, Bohai Sea, , west of the Bay of Korea. The bulk carrier was
taken on tow to Yantai Anchorage, where it was anchored during the morning of December
2nd.
2000-built, Liberia-flagged, 39,126 gt Great Wenxiang is
owned and managed by Nice Glory Ltd care of ISM manager Mascot Ocean Ltd of
Xiamen, Fujian, China. It is entered with London Club on behalf of Yingfeng
(HK) International Shipping Co Ltd. As of December 5th it was at
Yantai Anchorage.
During the afternoon of December 2nd moored general
cargo ship Burhan Dizman (IMO 9381809), which was en route from Istanbul
to Novorossyisk, was struck by the cargo ship Turan C (IMO 9558490) at
Ahirkapi Anchorage, Marmara Sea, Istanbul, Turkey. The Turan C had been
proceeding to anchorage while en route from Iskenderun, Turkey, to Constanta,
Romania. Two tugs and a lifeboat attended the scene. Both ships remained at the
anchorage with the Turan C being taken further off the designated anchorage
shortly after the accident and moored elsewhere. The Birhan Dizman suffered
significant damage at port side in the superstructure area. The Turan C suffered
damage to the bow and forecastle.
2007-built, Barbados-flagged, 5,816 gt Burhan Dizman is
owned by Bur-Mar Shipping & Trade Co care of manager Kamer Marine
Denizcilik of Istanbul, Turkey. ISM manager is Capramar Gemi Isletmeciligi of
Istanbul, Turkey. As of December 5th it was at Istanbul Anchorage
South in the Marmara Sea.
2010-built, Liberia-flagged, 11,927 gt Turan C is owned
by Bark Shipping Ltd care of manager EC Denizcilik of Istanbul, Turkey. It is
entered with Shipowners’ Club on behalf of EC Denizcilik. As of December 5th it was at Istanbul Anchorage South in the Marmara Sea.
Passenger ship Lesvos (IMO 9323924), which was on
its scheduled route from the port of Cesme to the port of Chios with 357
passengers on board, allided with the stern of the docked high-speed ferry Erturk (IMO 9153185) early on December 3rd at the Chios Customs Port.
Damage was caused to the hulls of both ships. No injuries were reported and no
marine pollution was observed. The Central Port Authority of Chios prohibited
the sailing of both vessels until the presentation of certificates of
seaworthiness and class maintenance by the attending classification
societies.
2004-built, Turkey-flagged, 332 gt Lesvos is owned and
managed by Turyol Deniz Ulasim Hizmetleri of Istanbul, Turkey. ISM manager is
Turyol of Istanbul, Turkey. As of December 5th it was moored at
Chios in the Aegean Sea.
1997-built, Turkey-flagged, 395 gt Erturk is owned and
managed by Erturk Turizm Deniz Nakilyat. As of December 5th it was
stopped at Cesme, Aegean Sea.
The US Coast Guard and San Francisco Fire Department
medevaced a 29-year-old male from cargo ship Johnelle (IMO 9469780) at
anchorage 9 in San Francisco on December 2nd. The crew member had
fallen, possibly from a height, and needed medical assistance. The first
attenders lowered a rescue swimmer to the Johnelle before determining that the
man needed additional care before being medevaced. The helicopter crew returned
to Air Station San Francisco, picked up a San Francisco Fire Department
paramedic, and returned to the Johnelle. The paramedic and Coast Guard rescue
swimmer stabilized the patient, hoisted him into the helicopter, and
transported him to Stanford Medical Centre. He was reported to be in a stable condition.
2011-built, Liberia-flagged, 13,186 gt Johnelle is owned
by Nordic MPP Shipowning I AS care of manager Auerbach Marine GmbH of Hamburg, Germany.
It is entered with Skuld on behalf of Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement (HK) Ltd.
As of December 5th the vessel was at San Francisco Anchorage.
