The Bulgarian owned BELLA L (IMO 7609752) rescued 1 from the foundering yacht PHOENIX about 1000 miles off the coast of the U.S. coast in the Atlantic. The ship rescued Czech citizen Pavel Drobny, who was the only person on board the yacht PHOENIX, after he transmitted a mayday signal at 1:50am on July 9. The reason for his mayday has not been released.
BELLA L (Courtesey of Shipspotting.com)
The IMO estimates there are 1.5 million seafarers worldwide, and this is the day we pay tribute to them all. The 25th of June has been designated by the IMO and it’s member states as “The Day of the Seafarer” as a means to pay tribute to the world’s estimated 1.5 million seafarers for the unique [...]
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert reminding operators of barges and tank vessels to ensure tank high velocity vent valves and vacuum valves or combination pressure/vacuum valves are maintained in proper operating condition at all times. This follows a recent marine casualty on board a chemical/oil product tanker in which a cargo tank was over [...]
