Launch Sinks After Colliding With Tanker in Amsterdam, Killing One
One person has been found dead and one more remains missing after a collision between a tanker and a harbor launch in Amsterdam's harbor, according to local media.
On Sunday evening, the small water taxi KP 17 got under way from a tanker terminal in Ruigoord, on the western outskirts of the port of Amsterdam. It headed north, its AIS track shows, intending to enter the Noordzeekanal. But when it neared the junction with the busy waterway, it was hit by a tanker, dragged, then sunk at an unknown position, according to local outlet Schuttevaer.
There were two people on board, both employees of the punt's owner. Both went missing in the sinking, and a large-scale search was launched shortly after. Officials scaled back the effort about 2200 hours, citing the amount of time elapsed and the diminishing likelihood of finding survivors. The National Underwater Search Team and local police divers joined the operation on Monday, and they recovered a body from the water at about 1700 hours that evening, reports NH Nieuws. As of Monday, the authorities were still working to confirm the identity of the victim, according to NL Times.
Plans are in the works to raise the wreck of the punt, but this will not happen immediately; the authorities believe there are no bodies in it, and are focusing the earch effort elsewhere for now.
The KP 17 was owned by a water taxi and line-handling company, De Koperen Ploeg ("The Copper Plow"). The firm is a century-old specialist in tendering operations, delivering goods and people to ships throughout the Port of Amsterdam.
Two Dead, 20 Injured as Russian Floating Crane Capsizes in Sevastopol
Russian authorities are saying a criminal investigation exploring possible negligence will be launched after a floating crane capsized in Sevastopol on October 28. The Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said two people had been killed and a total of 20 injured when the crane fell onto its side in Yuzhnaya Bay.
Media reports state that the crane was undergoing a lifting test during the afternoon when it capsized. At least 15 people were reported to have fallen into the water and were being given medical attention, with seven reported to have been taken to a hospital. The two individuals who died, The Moscow Times reports, were identified as an electro-mechanic and a sailor.
The crane named Gregory Prosyankin was being built to support construction and maintenance work on nuclear submarines and surface vessels, The Moscow Times reports.
The project has been plagued by delays and financial problems. The crane was first announced in 2018 with a capacity to lift a maximum of 700 tons. It is 6,200 tons displacement. The project was intended to be completed by 2020.
Reports are that the crane was approximately 65 percent complete. Work was stopped in 2023, the newspapers report, and plans were being considered to disassemble the crane and move it away from the Sevastopol Marine Plant to be completed at another yard. It is unclear when work resumed on the crane.
Razvozhaev said the Main Investigative Department would be conducting the investigation into what was termed “an abnormal situation.”
Crewmember Dies in Accident at Sea on P&O Cruise Ship
The British press and maritime authorities are reporting that a crewmember was killed yesterday aboard the P&O cruise ship Arvia. The ship was two days into a two-week cruise to the Caribbean from the UK.
The Arvia, which is 185,581 gross tons, is one of the largest cruise ships in the world, and with her sister ship Iona, is the largest operating from the UK. The Arvia was introduced by the UK’s P&O Cruises in 2022 and is 344 meters (1,128 feet) in length with accommodations for more than 6,600 passengers and approximately 1,800 crew.
P&O confirmed in a brief statement that there had been an onboard accident. It said its thoughts and prayers were with the onboard friends and family members. The company provided no further details.
While registered in Bermuda, the cruise ship is under the authority of the British, and the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch listed the incident today. It is posted it as a “lift shaft” (elevator) accident that happened on October 26. MAIB reports that it will investigate on behalf of the Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority.
The cruise had been en route to its first port in Tenerife. However, Puerto de A Coruña, on the northern Spanish coast, reported that the Arvia made a stop on October 26 from 3:00 p.m. into the night “following a workplace accident.” The ship stayed till around midnight and has resumed its trip to Tenerife.
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