In less than a week, I have noted 3 ships capsizing, 1 in Baja, MX, July 4th.....another in Jayapura, Papua and the most recent in Russia in the Volga River.


Across the globe we hear more and more stories of fisherman who can't bring their boats out to do their work.  The seas are angry and unpredictable.  Here''s another story of a fishing boat carrying 27 tourists with 16 Mexican crew members struggling in the sea when the ship capsized.

California residents rescued in fatal boat accident in Mexico

Fishing boat sinks in Baja

One person was reported dead and seven others missing Monday afternoon after a fishing boat carrying 27 U.S. tourists and 16 Mexican crew members capsized in rough seas in the Sea of Cortez, officials said.

The 27 tourists, most of them from California, were aboard the charter vessel Erick when a sudden storm struck the area about 2:30 a.m., hurling people into the ocean in the vicinity of San Luis Island, about 60 miles south of the Baja California port of San Felipe, the Mexican Navy said in a statement. The body water in which the ship capsized is also known as the Gulf of California.


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"The weather was calm, and then a strong wind came,"  Dora Winkler, a spokeswoman with the Port of San Felipe, told the Los Angeles Times.

Some of the first people rescued -- two tourists and the boat's cook -- were plucked from the water by a Mexican fishing boat, according to Winkler.

All of the 16 Mexican crew members were rescued, she said. The tourist who died was only identified as an adult male. Initial reports said six people were missing; officials later raised the number to seven.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter from San Diego was assisting the Mexican navy as rescue crews scoured the area for survivors, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Pamela Boehland.

She said the Coast Guard was told by the Mexican Navy that most of the passengers were from Northern California and that one was from Port Angeles, Wash. The search was launched after one of the victims swam to shore and alerted Mexican officials, Boehland said.

"He swam to shore and actually walked to the nearest location," Boehland said, adding that she was unsure whether it was a town or village.

Mexican officials said all of the survivors were wearing life jackets. They were taken to local hospitals and appeared to be in good condition, the Mexican Navy said.

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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 8, 2017 at 8:44pm

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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 4, 2017 at 3:02am

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-02/04/c_136029539.htm

12 saved as fishing boat sinks off north coast of Spain
Source: Xinhua   2017-02-04 03:19:32    

MADRID, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Twelve fishermen were saved by Spanish Maritime Rescue Services on Friday after their boat went down in high seas due to gale force winds off the north coast of Spain.

Maritime Rescue Services confirmed that the "Gure Uxua" sank 80 km off the coast of Asturias, but that all of the crew was rescued in an operation involving three helicopters and three rescue boats.

Two distress calls were received after which five of the crew members were rescued by the Pesca II helicopter and taken to hospital in the town of Celeiro, while the other seven were flown to hospital in Gijon.

Authorities confirmed that some of those rescued were suffering from "severe hypothermia", but were alive.

This is the most important incident to date that has happened as a result of the storm force winds of up to 130 kilometers per hour which are affecting the northwest and north coast of Spain.

The community of Galicia in the far northwest is currently on red alert as a result of the high winds and expected rainfall, while the rest of the north coast is on orange alert.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 29, 2017 at 6:53pm

http://dailynewsgazette.com/2017/01/29/boat-carrying-28-chinese-tou...

Boat carrying 28 Chinese tourists sinks off Malaysia: Xinhua | Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia navy ships scrambled on Sunday to rescue 31 people including 28 Chinese tourists aboard a boat which sank off the coast of Borneo, maritime officials and Chinese state media reported.

Passengers were in the water awaiting help, China’s consulate general’s office in Kota Kinabalu said, according to China’s official Xinhua news agency. Malaysian officials were unable to immediately confirm the report.

The boat left Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Malaysia’s eastern Sabah state, at about 9 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Saturday bound for the popular tourist spot of Mengalum island, Malaysian officials said.

It was reported missing at about 9.50 p.m. after failing to arrive at the island and a search operation was launched soon after, Sabah and Labuan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) deputy director Rahim Ramli said.

Bad weather was hampering the search effort, which covers an area of about 400 nautical square miles.

“We are looking at strong winds and choppy waters,” he said.

The Malaysian navy, maritime police and air force were involved in the search, the MMEA said in a statement.

The Chinese consulate in Kota Kinabalu earlier on Sunday asked the state government to step up the search effort, Xinhua reported.

The China National Tourism Administration said it has initiated emergency response procedures.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 22, 2017 at 1:17am

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One killed, 12 missing in boat capsize in China

Press Trust of India  |  Beijing  January 21, 2017 Last Updated at 12:42 IST

One person was killed and 12 others were reported missing today when a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in East Sea.

China's navy has rushed two frigates and a drone to conduct search operations.



The Chinese fishing boat, Liaoda Zhongyu 15126, that had 13 crew on board sank yesterday, the Chinese Navy said.

Frigates Suzhou and Ji'an arrived in the area and began their search after the Donghai Fleet received requests for assistance from the maritime rescue center in Jiangsu Province.

A military drone was also dispatched, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

One person was killed and 12 others were reported missing today when a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in East Sea.

China's navy has rushed two frigates and a drone to conduct search operations.



The Chinese fishing boat, Liaoda Zhongyu 15126, that had 13 crew on board sank yesterday, the Chinese Navy said.

Frigates Suzhou and Ji'an arrived in the area and began their search after the Donghai Fleet received requests for assistance from the maritime rescue center in Jiangsu Province.

A military drone was also dispatched, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 14, 2017 at 6:57pm

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-38622179

Seven rescued as cargo ship sinks off Ramsgate

Seven people have been rescued from life rafts in the sea after abandoning a sinking cargo ship near Kent.

An extensive rescue operation was carried out overnight by search teams after the boat went down about 35 nautical miles (40 miles) off Ramsgate.

Rescue helicopters, a lifeboat, and Dutch helicopter and several merchant vessels all came to the aid of the sinking 90m-long vessel.

Coastguards said the crew sent a Mayday alert before abandoning the ship.

Ian Guy, from the UK coastguard, said an emergency call came shortly before midnight.

'Crew ended up in sea'

"They were taking on water rapidly and planning to abandon the ship," he said.

"When they made the call, I understand the boat was already going under and by the time they finished the call, they didn't make it to the life rafts.

"The boat was under the water and they were themselves in the water."

He said the crew managed to get on the life rafts from where they were rescued, but added they had all been in the sea in January and were airlifted to hospital with potential hypothermia but no serious injuries.

Weather conditions were "challenging" with severe gale-force winds, he added.

Ships nearby managed to reach the stranded crew first, but a merchant ship near the scene was unable to deploy its fast rescue inflatable craft because of the conditions.

It is not yet clear whether it was the weather or another problem which caused the ship to sink, or whether any cargo was on board.

and another:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/refugee-crisis-migra...

Refugee crisis: More than 100 asylum seekers drown as boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea

Disaster comes day after more than 550 migrants rescued between Libya and Italy

The disaster came a day after two migrants were found crushed to death in a dinghy AP

More than 100 refugees have drowned after a boat sank in rough conditions in the Mediterranean Sea as the crisis shows no sign of slowing.

The Italian Navy was searching for survivors from the vessel, which was believed to be carrying up to 110 people.

Only four survivors were pulled from the water, with at least eight bodies found so far.

​Flavio Di Giacomo, from the International Organisation for Migration, told The Independent around 106 people were thought to have died and described the conditions at sea as "extremely bad".

The boat went down in waters between Libya and Italy, which has become the deadliest sea crossing in the world since the start of the refugee crisis.

It claimed the vast majority of more than 5,000 lives lost in treacherous boat journeys to Europe in 2016, the deadliest year on record, with people drowning or being crushed or suffocated in overcrowded smugglers' boats.

Saturday's disaster was the worst single incident so far this year, which has already seen at least 122 deaths at sea.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on December 15, 2016 at 5:07am

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2016/12/15/one-dead-eight-m...

Thursday, 15 December 2016

One dead, eight missing in boat capsize

TOKYO: One crew member of a crab fishing boat has died and eight others remain missing after the vessel capsized off Japan’s western coast, coast guard officials said.

The 76-tonne fishing boat Daifukumaru capsized in the Sea of Japan just off Shimane prefecture at about 5.20am, leaving all nine crew on board missing, a Japan Coast Guard spokesman earlier said.

Coast guard rescuers on a helicopter spotted a man floating with his face down five hours after the accident and took him to hospital where he was confirmed dead, another spokesman said.

Patrol boats and aircraft are continuing to search for eight other men still missing, he added.

The nine crew members include eight Japanese and one Indonesian.

The nationality of the man discovered has yet to be confirmed, according to coastguard officials.

“They were fishing for crabs when water flowed into the boat,” an official with the local fishermen’s union that operated the vessel said on public broadcaster NHK.

“So the boat was towed by another vessel. That was when it capsized.”

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on December 8, 2016 at 4:56am

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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on November 26, 2016 at 8:13pm

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Five dead, three unaccounted for after boat capsizes in Kaipara Harbour

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on November 11, 2016 at 8:20am

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Cargo ferry goes down on the Chindwin

A cargo ferry carrying oil barrels has capsized in Sagaing Region, along the same route where a ferry accident last month claimed the lives of at least 73 people.

The Lin Lin Aung cargo ferry is seen as it sinks into the Chindwin River. Photo: Supplied / U Aww ThahtaThe Lin Lin Aung cargo ferry is seen as it sinks into the Chindwin River. Photo: Supplied / U Aww Thahta

The cargo ferry sank after a wave hit the boat during heavy rain. All five crew members survived the incident.

En route from Monywa, the Lin Lin Aung cargo vessel went down near Ngout Sar village, Homalin township, yesterday, according to the Sagaing Region Police Force.

“The boat capsized just past 9am near an intersection of the Chindwin River and U-ru Creek,” a police official told The Myanmar Times.

The boat capsized just past 9am near an intersection of the Chindwin River and U-ru Creek,” a police official told The Myanmar Times.

The Lin Lin Aung ferry carried oil barrels, rice bags, iron pipes and other goods from Monywa to Homalin. All crew members onboard were uninjured, the police official said.

The Lin Lin Aung ferry was licensed, according to police.

“We were able to salvage some goods that were onboard but some drifted down the river. So far, the sinking boat has yet to be salvaged. No fatalities have been reported. Fire fighters and police have arrived there. Residents are also providing help,” said U Aww Thahta, a local monk.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on November 8, 2016 at 1:11am

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/11/07/barge-flips-sinks-on...

Barge flips, sinks only weeks after tugboat runs aground near Bella Bella, B.C.

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The barge was carrying gravel and sand from Seattle, Wash., to Alaska when it flipped. All four crew members were safe.

The sinking of a tug and the subsequent diesel spill on British Columbia's central coast is prompting a rethink to emergency response that could allow those closest to the disaster to take the lead, says the federal indigenous affairs minister. The tug boat Nathan E. Stewart is seen in the waters of the Seaforth Channel near Bella Bella, B.C., in an October 2016, handout photo. Now less than four weeks after the tug ran aground, a barge carrying gravel and sand has flipped and sunk.

The sinking of a tug and the subsequent diesel spill on British Columbia's central coast is prompting a rethink to emergency response that could allow those closest to the disaster to take the lead, says the federal indigenous affairs minister. The tug boat Nathan E. Stewart is seen in the waters of the Seaforth Channel near Bella Bella, B.C., in an October 2016, handout photo. Now less than four weeks after the tug ran aground, a barge carrying gravel and sand has flipped and sunk. 

BELLA BELLA, B.C.—The Heiltsuk Nation in British Columbia says a barge has flipped and sunk north of the site where a tug that ran aground last month still awaits removal.

A news release from the First Nation says the barge, which was carrying gravel and sand from Seattle, Wash., to Alaska flipped Sunday evening in a channel along B.C.’s central coast.

The 37-metre tugboat that was towing the barge was still afloat Sunday night, and the four crew members were safe.

A Canadian Coast Guard spokesperson says the tug has been granted permission from Transport Canada to continue its journey north to Alaska while crews remain at the scene of the sunken 65-metre barge.

The sinking comes less than four weeks after the tugboat Nathan E. Stewart ran aground near Bella Bella, spilling diesel fuel into the water.

Sunday’s incident happened near Klemtu, which is about 55 kilometres north of Bella Bella.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make an announcement in Vancouver on Monday about how tanker and fuel spills along the West Coast will be responded to in the future.

Heiltsuk member Jess Housty, who is part of the diesel spill response team, says with two incidents involving sinking vessels, Trudeau’s promised regulatory changes can’t come soon enough.

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