The 143 meter long, 16909 dwt tanker Harbour Feature allided with a bridge at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The tanker had drifted away from a nearby pier on the Piscataqua River when the crew dropped both anchors hoping to stop the vessel. The Harbour Feature suffered a 20 foot dent and a gash above the waterline near its port ballast tank. The bridge was closed to traffic until investigators can do a detail inspection of the superstructure. No reports of injuries or pollution released. The tanker was loaded with tallow oil at the time. The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident. Reports state the 73-year old Sarah Long bridge was slated to be decomissioned in 2014 and if repairs would be made it would be in the millions of dollars.
The 42 foot long crew ship Sea Raider allided with with a wellhead on Lake Grande Ecaille Bay near Port Sulphur, Louisiana. The Sea Raider struck the inactive wellhead releasing some oily pollution into the shallow water. The Coast Guard responded sending skimmer vessels to the scene while containment booms around the well. Reports state less than a 1000 gallons of oil are spilling out of the well per day, but nearby oyster beds were closed. No reports of injuries on the Sea Raider.
The 80 foot long fishing vessel Megan-Marie became disabled in 10 foot seas while off Nantucket, Massachusetts. The vessel had suffered water ingress when a small leak in the hull under the main engine. The Megan-Marie’s pump were unable to control the flooding and the vessel began to sink. The five crew sent out a distress call to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard dispatched an aircraft to the scene which was able to drop additional pumps to the Megan-Marie. The crew installed the pumps and began to de-water the vessel. The crew was able to patch the hull and proceeded back to port at New Bedford, Massachusetts. escorted by two Coast Guard cutters. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
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