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Category: Vessels on fire |
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Be ready
Saturday 22 January 2000. At 2:15 a.m. Pentland Coastguard received a distress call from the 24-metre Lerwick-registered fishing vessel `Be Ready’ reporting that she was on fire 30 miles north west of Westray. Pentland Coastguard relayed the mayday call and several other fishing vessels responded. Coastguard helicopter `Oscar Charlie’ based in Sumburgh in Shetland was scrambled whilst the Kirkwall lifeboat was requested to launch. Coastguard tug `Anglian Monarch’ was several hours steaming away. Due to Force 8 winds, heavy seas and the grip of the fire it was not possible for other vessels to get close to the fishing vessel and take the men off. The lifeboat found it difficult to make headway and took shelter in the lee of the island. The crew of five retreated from the fire which was out of control in the aft of the vessel. They had a handheld VHF radio and had been advised by the crew of Coastguard helicopter 'Oscar Charlie' to wear lifejackets. Each of them had to jump into 8-degree Celsius water and strike out to a liferaft before being winched into the aircraft. Communication with the vessel also proved difficult and visibility was intermittent due to passing showers. All the crew were finally recovered safely and taken to the Gilbert Bain hospital in Lerwick suffering from smoke inhalation. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch were informed. |
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Ever Decent
On 24 August 1999 the container vessel 'Ever Decent' collided with the passenger liner 'Norwegian Dream', resulting in a fire aboard the 'Ever Decent'. Due to the co-operation of all agencies involved, including Kent Fire Brigade, the Environment Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the East Kent Health Authority the incident was successfully resolved with no pollution. The vessel was considered to be safe and stable enough to be moved to Zeebrugge in Belgium on Tuesday 31 August. |
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GEM (no audio)
Four fishermen were rescued from a liferaft by a Coastguard helicopter after their vessel, GEM, caught fire 37 miles north-west of the Butt of Lewis. An RAF Nimrod aircraft, diverted to the scene to help, spotted the liferaft and was able to guide rescue teams to the scene after crew inadvertently gave their position as 50 miles from where they actually were. |
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Spinningdale
Fourteen crew were rescued from trawler by the Stornoway Coastguard helicopter. The Spinningdale then ran aground on St Kilda. |
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