Possible MOB in English Channel

[brimar]

Several vessels appear to be in search pattern approx 54 miles SSE of Lizard Point . . 

VESSELS INVOLVED . . SAGA PEARL IMO 8000214
                     ANDREA DAMITO IMO 9464508
                     LIESEL ESSBERGER IMO 9272761
                     JO ACER IMO 9272668
 

[Tore Hettervik]

Anything new in this case Brimar.

[brimar]

Still Status Quo! at 1230bst All 4 vessels still seem to be in search pattern at around 4/5 knots . . .you can watch on:-  www.marinetraffic.com

[Tore Hettervik]

Okey,and thanks.

[Michel FLOCH]

Hi,

I have just had the information by one of my friends journalist.
A tug (British what it seems) named AQUARIUS who sank in the NNW of Ushant. The crew was winched up except one reported missing.
I find only two tug boat Brazilians of this name and no British.
Somebody has a photo of this tug.

Regards

Michel

[Michel FLOCH]

Last infos !

- http://www.ouest-france.fr/ofdernmin_-Un-remorqueur-coule-au-nord-d-Ouessant-un-marin-porte-disparu_6346-2069569-fils-tous_filDMA.Htm

- http://www.premar-atlantique.gouv.fr/actualite/communiques/2012/4/23.html

[Steve Geronazzo]

Pictures of rescue :

http://www.premar-atlantique.gouv.fr/galeries/Aquarius

Steve

[brimar]

Still not sure what vessel went down!. . .(sorry did'nt take French at school) . . can any one help please.
                  So sad if there was loss of life.

[brimar]

Just now heard a report with film on 'BBC WESTCOUNTRY NEWS' of the French rescue operation of the tug AQUARIUS.
                    The vessel was enroute from La Corunna to Plymouth which now saddens me even more to hear that all crew where from the Plymouth area where I work for a local Boat company. A French Coastguard Aircraft will still search for the missing crew member until dusk . . .Just hope that he is found my thoughts are with his family.

[Rick Vince]

A BBC report is here:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-17815679
but even with the extra info I cannot identify the vessel.
Anybody else?
Regards, Rick

[Michel FLOCH]

The today last news and a photo of Aquarius

http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuLocale_-Naufrage-de-l-Aquarius-le-marin-n-a-pas-ete-retrouve_40779-2069812------29019-aud_actu.Htm

[brimar]

Thanks for posting photo Michel,a small vessel out in such terrible conditions,so so sad.

[Kelvin Davies]

Is it perhaps this one:
Aquarius I 586 grt; built 1969. Current flag and owner unknown (Sold to undisclosed interests)
Sorry; forgot the IMO: 7519658

[Phil English]

According to the French link posted by Michel yesterday, the vessel is only 20 metres long. As such, she will be under 100 gt, not have an IMO number, nor appear in registers. The photo link from Michel also confirms that she is a very small vessel.

Brgds
Phil

[Allan RO]

Hi Kelvin

Probably not, the French report says she is around 20m., which means she may well be too small for an IMO number, which is why she can't be found in any databases like Equasis.

Allan