Category: sinking
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NTSB reports on why 80-year old fish tender Cape Douglas sank
NTSB reports on why 80-year old fish tender Cape Douglas sank The Cape Douglas, a vessel originally built in 1944 as a landing craft tank-1443 (LCT-1443) for the U.S. Navy sank as it was transiting Chiniak Bay, in part because the watertight doors in the engine room and companionway spaces remained open, the National Transportation…
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Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker sinks, another runs aground in Kerch Strait
Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker sinks, another runs aground in Kerch Strait Two tankers linked to the so-called Russian ‘shadow fleet’ encountered a storm near the Kerch Strait and were heavily damaged. As a result, one of the vessels split into two and sank while the other one ran aground. The post Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker…