Video: Indonesia Authorities Rescue Crew from Listing Cargo Ship

The aging cargo vessel was listing after taking on water (Kementerian Perhubungan)

Published Jan 21, 2025 2:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

 

The maritime authorities in Indonesia are reporting the successful rescue of 18 crewmembers from an aging general cargo vessel. The ship, Suryani Ladjoni (2,380 dwt) had taken on a list with the captain reporting the vessel had developed leaks. The authorities report by the time they reached the vessel it had a 25 degree list to port.

The Tanjung Perak Port Authority and local rescue station were notified of the emergency on Saturday, January 18. According to the SAR team, the captain of the vessel which was built in 1977 reported the ingress of water. The general cargo vessel was sailing near Madura Island off the northeastern coast of Java, east of the city of Surabaya. The vessel was heading to Surabaya from Banjarmasin when the situation arose.

 

 

 

The captain of the vessel requested an evacuation and the patrol boat KM Palung Mas was sent. When it reached the area the patrol boat initially anchored but due to unfavorable weather conditions was not able to commence the rescue. It was determined that the crew of the cargo ship would enter the vessel’s rafts.

The patrol boat raised anchor and was able to maneuver so that the crew could come alongside in the rafts. They were pulled up to the deck of the rescue vessel which later transported them to Teluk Lamong Port. The survivors were provided with medical treatment with no causalities reported.

The authorities are warning the cargo ship did not sink. It is currently drifting at 0.2 knots moving eastward. Vessels in the area are being warned of the potential dangers.

Deckhand Dies in Fishing Vessel Capsizing off La Rochelle

The Dragon 17 civil defense helicopter in an exercise (file image courtesy Dragon 17)

Published Jan 20, 2025 9:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

 

French rescuers have recovered the body of a fisherman who died in a capsizing off Ile d'Oleron on Monday morning.

At about 0550 hours on Monday morning, the French SAR center at Etel (Cross d'Etel) received an EPIRB alert from the gillnetter Rose des Vents at a position off Ile d'Oleron, in the Bay of Biscay. The French Navy mobilized a rescue helicopter, and rescue society SNSM dispatched a response boat out of the nearby port of La Rochelle. 

The Rose des Vents had been capsized by a heavy wave earlier that morning. The two crewmembers, the skipper and a 22-year-old deckhand, survived the capsizing. They climbed atop the upturned hull, which continued to be battered by waves in the rough conditions. After a few minutes, a wave swept them off the hull; the skipper hung on and made it back on top, but the deckhand disappeared. 

The boat was close enough to shore that the skipper managed to swim to safety and self-rescue on shore. He reached a house at about 0630 and notified the local fire department of the capsizing - and the missing deckhand. 

The search for the missing man continued with support from a civil defense helicopter aircrew. Good Samaritans assisted the search on the water, despite very poor weather conditions. At about 1230 hours, the helicopter aircrew found the deckhand, who was unresponsive; he was declared dead at 1400 hours.