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Shipspotters all over the world => Shipping News and information => Topic started by: Lysfoss on December 15, 2011, 11:12:08 PM

Title: Fishing vessel With 32 people taking on water in antartic
Post by: Lysfoss on December 15, 2011, 11:12:08 PM

A fishing vessel taking water close to the antarctic were it's surrounded by thick
Ice and wedged! Some crew have taken to life rafts but other crew trying to pump
Out the water and are failing! Ships on route to the stricken vessel but may take days.

More to follow...

Title: Re: Fishing vessel With 32 people taking on water in antartic
Post by: Bruce Salt on December 16, 2011, 07:57:20 PM

Hello Lysfoss

Could you divulge the name & callsign of the trawler as well as either an IMO number or an MMSI number please?

Best Regards
Bruce

Title: Re: Fishing vessel With 32 people taking on water in antartic
Post by: Richard Paton on December 16, 2011, 08:01:34 PM

Link to the story


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57344105/russian-fishing-boat-sinking-in-antarctic-waters/

Richard