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Category: Major incidents |
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Allegra and Cibony
The Allegra (tanker) and the Ciboney (bulk carrier) collided in fog in the English Channel off the Devon coast. The No. 1 port cargo tank aboard the Allegra ruptured and at least 900 tons of palm kernel oil spilled. The Ciboney suffered damage to its forecastle and bow area. |
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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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EH101 Crash (no audio)
Aerial view of British Royal Navy Merlin (ZH844) ditched near the Isle of Skye. Injured crew were airlifted from rescue fishing vessel and attended by ambulance crew on helicopter. |
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Elektron (no audio)
Monday, 30 October, 2000 On Saturday 15 October at 5.41 a.m, the St Kilda ferry 'MV Elektron' alerted Stornoway Coastguard that it had run aground in the Village Bay inlet on the east coast of St Kilda. Initial salvage action removed fuel and other pollutants from the vessel soon after her original grounding. ‘Elektron’ was re-floated on October 27th by salvage barge ‘Salvage Chieftain’ and the Russian tug ‘Tamacha’, which began its tow of ‘Elektron’ to the River Mersey to discharge its cargo and to be repaired. At 6:30 a.m. on the morning of the 29th ‘Elektron’ contacted Clyde Coastguard when severe weather conditions hindered her progress. Coastguard rescue helicopter ‘Mike Uniform’ was scrambled and the salvage team on board were winched aboard the Coastguard helicopter, while ‘Tamacha’ continued to tow ‘Elektron’. Clyde Coastguard then passed search and rescue co-ordination to Belfast who oversaw ‘Elektron’s’ progress at two hourly intervals. The vessel headed towards Belfast Lough while the salvage team attempted to restrict further water intake using pumps. The original salvage team then flew down from Stornoway to re-board the vessel and assist with the pumping process. To minimise the risk of pollution all bunkers were removed from ‘Elektron’ as part of the salvage operation. MCA Surveyors studied video footage of the vessel taken by an RUC traffic surveillance aircraft. |
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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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Ice Prince
14th January 2008. All 20 crew members were rescued from Ice Prince, a Greek-registered cargo ship that was listing badly in heavy seas in the English Channel. The Ice Prince was carrying more than 5,250 metric tons (5,700 tons) of timber to Alexandria, Egypt, and 313 metric tons (345 tons) of intermediate fuel oil. Between Normandy, France, and the coast of England, its cargo shifted in a storm and the ship began tilting . The vessel was listing about 40 degrees to port. Coastguards monitored the situation, and lifeboats and a rescue helicopter were mobilised to rescue the crew, one of whom, a 41-year-old Greek, broke his leg in the storm. Other crew members reported minor injuries. A French coast guard tug, the Abeille Liberte, was on the scene as authorities considered what to do with the stricken ship. Weather in the area remained bad and the ship rolled in 5-metre (16-foot) swells and gusting winds.
SHOTS:
1. Wide of vessel Ice Prince listing badly in heavy seas. 2. Top shot of Ice Prince, pan to side of vessel listing. 3. Mid of vessel listing. 4. Various of Ice Prince with crew members on deck. 5. Wide of vessel listing badly in heavy seas. 6. Aerial of Ice Prince listing in the English Channel .
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Kodima
At 5.00 am on Saturday February 2nd Brixham Coastguard received a request for help from the timber carrier 'Kodima', registered in Malta and with a Russian crew. The vessel was in rough seas approximately 10 miles south of Dodman Point and she was listing at 45 degrees. Coastguard Emergency Tug 'Far Sky' and the tug 'Sigma' from Mounts Bay were mobilised, and Rescue Helicopter R193 from RNAS Culdrose was scrambled to take the 16 crew off. Fowey Lifeboat was also requested to launch. The MCA's Counter Pollution team was notified and a contingency plan was prepared. |
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Kodima - Wave over Helicopter
Kodima aground at Whitsand Bay, Cornwall. Thousands of tons of the pine planking from its holds were washed ashore. Salvage workers were winched to safety from the deck after winds of force six and seven blew up during a refloating attempt. Footage shows huge wave over helicopter and person on winch. |
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Napoli - Close Up
Close up footage of the Napoli aground, SMIT footage. |
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Napoli - From Shore
Footage of the Napoli aground taken from the shore. Copyright: FOCUS |
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Napoli - Helicopter
Helicopter (Whisky Bravo) overflights of Napoli. |
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Sea Empress Clean Up (no audio)
Shortly after eight o'clock on the evening of 15 February 1996, the oil tanker Sea Empress ran aground in the entrance to Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire, one of Britain's largest and busiest natural harbours. In the days that followed, while the vessel was brought under control, some 72,000 tonnes of Forties light crude oil and 480 tonnes of heavy fuel oil spilled into the sea, polluting around 200km of coastline recognised internationally for its wildlife and beauty. This footage shows some of the clean up operations and equipment in use following the Sea Empress environmental disaster. |
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Sea Empress Clean Up 2
The Sea Empress Incident: The Counter Pollution Operation, Milford Haven, 15 February 1996 (Short version online) |
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Sonia 1
Thursday 1 September 1999 16.15. Solent Coastguard was alerted by the 'Sonia', a 4,650 tonne, 120 metre vessel, registered in St Vincent and Grenadine, on its way from Southampton to Greece with a cargo of grain. It was taking water just under two miles south east of Culver cliffs on the Isle of Wight. Two tugs stood by her overnight pumping water from her flooded engine room. A hole in an engine room sea water pipe close to the sea valve below the water line had caused the leak. A salvage control unit was set up at Solent Coastguard Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre. An MCA Surveyor was landed by Coastguard helicopter on board the vessel during the night to monitor the condition of the vessel, and four divers were taken on board to assess the damage below the water line. An independent salvage advisor to the MCA was also placed on board to review the situation. The 15 crew on board were in no immediate danger. Bembridge Lifeboat remained on scene and monitored the half a mile surface exclusion zone placed around the vessel. She was eventually towed into Southampton for repairs. |
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Sonia 2
Thursday 1 September 1999 16.15. Solent Coastguard was alerted by the 'Sonia', a 4,650 tonne, 120 metre vessel, registered in St Vincent and Grenadine, on its way from Southampton to Greece with a cargo of grain. It was taking water just under two miles south east of Culver cliffs on the Isle of Wight. Two tugs stood by her overnight pumping water from her flooded engine room. A hole in an engine room sea water pipe close to the sea valve below the water line had caused the leak. A salvage control unit was set up at Solent Coastguard Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre. An MCA Surveyor was landed by Coastguard helicopter on board the vessel during the night to monitor the condition of the vessel, and four divers were taken on board to assess the damage below the water line. An independent salvage advisor to the MCA was also placed on board to review the situation. The 15 crew on board were in no immediate danger. Bembridge Lifeboat remained on scene and monitored the half a mile surface exclusion zone placed around the vessel. She was eventually towed into Southampton for repairs. |
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West Pier Fire (Rushes) Brighton
Friday 28 March 2003. At 9.50 a.m. Solent Coastguard received a request to assist Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, after a fire broke out at the seaward end of West Pier at Brighton. A Coastguard rescue helicopter was scrambled, Shoreham Coastguard rescue team were tasked and the Brighton and Shoreham lifeboats were launched to the scene. Brighton Beach Office was also in attendance. The pier was derelict and weather conditions were favourable with winds north east force 3 and sea state smooth. |
