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Jireh

Jireh

The 56 meter long freighter Jireh ran aground near Mona Island, Puerto Rico.  The vessel loaded with 100 migrants passengers was en route to St. Martin when it struck a reef.  Some 80 passengers swam ashore to the island with the remaining passengers staying on board.

Monito Island as seen from offshore
Monito Island as seen from offshore (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Coast Guard Watchstanders in Sector San Juan received notification of the incident at approximately 6:50 a.m. Thursday from Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, who reported the incident.

Coast Guard Watchstanders immediately launched an Air Station Borinquen MH-65 Dolphin helicopter to the scene and notified federal and state agencies of the situation. The Coast Guard Cutter Cushing is currently on scene assessing the situation, rendering assistance and accounting for all the people who remain on board the vessel.

At this time no signs of pollution have been detected in the water.  Coast Guard pollution response personnel are responding as rapidly as possible and will be arriving on scene Thursday to conduct a more thorough assessment.

Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents, Puerto Rico Police Joint Force of Rapid Action and Puerto Rico Department of Natural & Environmental Resources marine units are coordinating to determine a plan of action to transfer the vessel passengers from Mona Island, while the Coast Guard is also coordinating with federal and local agencies to assess any environmental impact that may have been caused by the grounding of the vessel.

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Sania

Sania

The 140 meter long, 7004 dwt freighter Sania ran aground on the Volga-Caspian Sea Canal near the 126.9 kilometer mark.   The master of the Sania ignored warnings from the pilot and traffic authorities before steering the vessel into shallow water.   A tug was dispatched and was able to refloate the vessel later the same day.   No reports of injuries, damage or pollution being released.   The Sania proceeded to Olya to be inspected.   The Sania was bound for Amirabad from Astrakhan with a cargo of 6080 tons of grain.

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Hakki Cillioglu

Hakki Cillioglu

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The 109 meter long, 6270 dwt freighter Hakki Cillioglu went ashore during a storm on the Black Sea at Pitsunda, Abkhazia.   The Hakki Cillioglu was berthed in the port for refueling when high winds caused the mooring lines to break.   The winds pushed the freighter onto the near by beach.  No reports of injuries.   The freighter Apsini attempted multiple times to pull the Hakki Cillioglu off the beach, but failed after the tow cable snapped.  No reports state other attempts to salvage the freighter will be attempted.

The Hakki Cillioglu had been moored in the port for several months after the vessel suffered a mechanical failure with the steering system.  While in port, the vessel ran out of fuel and only a small number of crew remained on board.  Before the vessel went aground, it was not certain if the owner has sufficient funds to repair the vessel and pay the crew.

In October 2010, the Hakki Cillioglu ran aground near Constanta, Samsun, Romania.  The freighter had been at anchor outside the port waiting to get a new cargo loaded when a storm struck.   The storm caused the anchor chains to drag until it grounded some 50 meters from the shoreline.   The crew of nine were rescued safely and the vessel was refloated by a tug soon after.

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