Chief Engineer Dead, 3 Crew Members Severely Injured After Cargo Ship Catches Fire In Philippines
Authorities from the Philippines have confirmed that at least one crew member had passed away, while three others have been injured, when their container vessel had caught fire as it was sailing the seawaters in Talisay City in Cebu on 17 April, Easter Sunday.
Representatives from Bantay Dagat have confirmed to the DYMR – Cebu, a state-run radio station, that they were able to retrieve the body of a crew member of MV General Romulo.
The victim’s identity is being verified. The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) confirmed that three crew members of the ill-fated ship had also experienced injuries.
They were rushed to the Cebu South Hospital for treatment. The ship has 20 crew members. Of them, 16 could be rescued successfully. Initial reports from PCG-7 reflected that the ship’s crew had sent out a distress signal at around 9:50 a.m. while sailing toward the Cebu City port.
Container ship on fire, abandoned, Chief Engineer died – Cebu anchorage
Fire erupted in engine room of container ship GENERAL ROMULO, anchored at Talisay anchorage, Cebu City, at around 0940 LT (UTC +8) Apr 17. Fire spread around and engulfed most part of superstructure, crew were evacuated by CG and port service. Of 20 crew on board, one – 62-year old Chief Engineer died, three suffered burns. The ship was abandoned by 1000 LT. AIS is off since 1000 LT. GENERAL ROMULO arrived at Cebu anchorage at around 0500 LT Apr 17 from Bugo Philippines, and was waiting for berth.
Floating dock tilted, sank at Saka port, Japan V
Floating dock in the morning Apr 19 developed heavy list and, it seems, sank and rested on bottom, remaining partially above waterline, at Saka port, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Floating dock name or registered ID is SEIKO 5000, so understood, dock’s lifting capacity is up to 5000 tons. No injures reported.
Container ship hits cruise ship MARINER OF THE SEAS, Freeport
Container ship TROPIC FREEDOM contacted berthed cruise ship MARINER OF THE SEAS in the morning Apr 20 while maneuvering to berth, on arrival from Palm Beach. Both ships sustained some damages, including smashed bridge left wind of TROPIC FREEDOM. By 0000 UTC Apr 21, both ships have already left Freeport, sailing in accordance with their schedules: MARINER OF THE SEAS next call is Coco Cay, TROPIC FREEDOM is bound for Providenciales, Caicos islands.
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