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7th Issue
M/V ADRIAN - Rescue Operation
On September the 23 rd M/V “Adrian”
received a distress call from M/V “Ocean
Blue”. On arrival at the location Capt.
Tabala of M/V “Adrian” found M/V
“Ocean Blue” heavily down by stern,
indicating that her engine room was
probably flooded.
Dec 2010
Unfortunately, the coastguard vessel
“ORION” was hampered by its own size
and with only having a small rescue boat,
her crew only managed to transfer 3
persons, after which her rescue boat
became inoperational. With no means of
assistance the “ORION” had to leave the
scene and proceeded to Santo Domingo
with 3 of the rescued crew. Capt. Tabala
then decided to bring the 4 remaining
survivors to the Santo Domingo
anchorage where the local authorities
took care of the ill-fated seamen 3 hours
afterwards.
“M/V Ocean Blue - sinking”
As per Capt. Tabala, the 7 crew members
of M/V “Ocean Blue” had to be rescued
and the weather conditions at the time
were quite rough with approximately 7
Beaufort wind and the sea state reaching
3 meters height. The cargo of the vessel
consisted of pressed recycling paper that
quickly became wet, making the vessel
heavier.
Capt. Tabala had set the rescue operation
in motion and rescued all 7 crew
members. The US coastguard rescue
center suggested that the rescue vessel
“ORION” steaming out of Santo
Domingo, made a rendezvous with M/V
“ADRIAN” to take over the rescued
seamen to take them to the port of Santo
Domingo.
“Crew awaiting rescue by M/V Adrian”
We want to take the opportunity, on
behalf of the Owners and Marlow
Navigation Ltd., to congratulate
Capt. Tabala and his crew for their well
carried out rescue operation. It proves
once more that well trained crew can
make all the difference between
success and failure.
M/V ADRIAN
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