Ship carrying LPG in distress off the coast of Viet Nam 04/28/2004 -- 11:20(GMT+7)
Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Apr. 28 (VNA)-A ship under the Mongolia flag carrying 788 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas was almost sunk off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on Monday.
The ship, named Ben Luc, was on the way from Thailand to Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
Fortunately, the 11-member crew was rescued by local fishermen and 788-tonnes of LPG blocked in the ship. However, part of the cabin caught fire.
A tug-boat and a diver squad have been deployed to salvage the distressed ship. –Enditem Link
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This story sound benign, but I thought there could be a possiblity they could try to disrupt cargo shipping lanes.
Ship Gets Stuck Near Saugerties
04/28/2004 SAUGERTIES, NY - A 600-foot freighter hauling salt ran aground in a muddy area of the Hudson River early Tuesday morning but did not impede traffic on the river, according to a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman.
The bulk carrier Amber K ran aground near Saugerties at navigation marker "light 96" at about 8:45 a.m., Coast Guard spokesman Dave French said Tuesday evening. He said the vessel was not in a navigable channel and was not impeding river traffic. The carrier was still stuck as of 5:30 p.m....
French said it could take the investigator several days to determine how the Amber K got stuck.
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Flash Fire on Cargo Ship at Port Canaveral Injures 4
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - Four people are recovering this morning after a flash fire aboard a cargo ship late Tuesday.
Details on the accident are limited. The fire occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. aboard a cargo ship on the south side of the port, said Rosalind Postell, Port Canaveral spokeswoman.
The ship typically carries rolls of newsprint, but had been unloaded on Saturday night and was empty at the time of the fire, said Rob Townsend, a spokesman for Mid-Florida Freezer Warehouses at Port Canaveral.....
Postell said the crew members were being held for observation and should be released by Thursday.
Police have not specified which ship the accident occurred on. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the fire.
Part of the newsprint that had been aboard the cargo ship is used by FLORIDA TODAY and its weekly products, according to Terri Whitehead, administrative assistant for FLORIDA TODAY's production department.
The newsprint came from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper, a mill in Canada, but neither Postell nor Townsend would reveal the ship's owner. Link