USCG

As informed, the fire was located on the stern of the 44,800 dwt St Clair moored in the Ohio port for winter season repairs. No one was aboard, and there was no cargo on the vessel at the time of the fire, according to the USCG. On Saturday, the USCG was notified of the incident…

“We’ve been in contact with the crewmember’s family throughout our search efforts and know this is a very difficult and painful time for them,” said Cmdr. Jason Aleksak, Sector Miami chief of response. “Suspending a search is one of the most difficult decisions we have to make as first responders, and it is never made…

Diana J crew located two Guatemalan adult male stowaways and one Honduran adult male stowaway during a pre-arrival stowaway search some 23 miles northwest of La Palma, Cuba. The US Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection responded to the report of stowaways on the vessel when it approached Miami in the early morning hours…

“Following the conclusion of morning and afternoon searches by our aircraft and commercial vessels we suspended the active search,” said Chief Petty Officer Dennis Vetrano, with Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu. Good Samaritans from four merchant vessels were able to rescue 16 of the 21 Sincerity Ace crew who abandoned ship following a…