Man stranded in sea for 49 hours is rescued after cargo ship sank off Liberia coast; 12 crew rescued as cargo ship M V Kanchan sinks off Gujarat coast

Man stranded in sea for 49 hours is rescued after cargo ship sank off Liberia coast
22 July 2021 https://news.sky.com/story/man-stranded-in-sea-for-49-hours-is-rescued-a...

Sea Shepherd, a non-profit marine conservation organisation, and the Liberian coastguard came to the aid of crew members of the Niko Ivanka cargo ship after it sank off the coast of Liberia last Saturday.

The rescue of a man who was stranded in the sea for 49 hours has been captured on video.

Sea Shepherd, a non-profit marine conservation organisation, and the Liberian coastguard came to the aid of crew members of the Niko Ivanka cargo ship after it sank off the coast of Liberia last Saturday.

The Liberian-registered vessel left the capital Monrovia on 17 July for a port in the West African country's south, despite being under a detention order for failing to meet basic safety requirements.

It sent out a distress signal that afternoon, notifying the coastguard that it had taken on water. By the time authorities arrived, it had already partially sunk.

Eighteen people were on the ship's manifest, 11 of whom had been rescued during a 36-hour search, head of the Liberia Maritime Authority, Eugene Nagbe, told reporters on Sunday.
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But those rescued said that there were in fact about 28 people on board, leaving 17 missing.

On Monday, Sea Shepherd announced they had rescued a man 49 hours after the ship sank.

12 crew rescued as cargo ship M V Kanchan sinks off Gujarat coast
Yogesh Naik July 23, 2021 https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/12-crew-rescued-as-cargo...

M V Kanchan, which was on its way to Mangalore, sunk seven nautical miles west of Umargam in Gujarat after engine failure

A river sea vessel, M V Kanchan, sunk seven nautical miles west off Umargam in Gujarat on Wednesday night. It was going from Hazira to Mangalore port and the engines failed.

Director General (Shipping) Amitabh Kumar said, “The engine of the vessel failed on Wednesday and a distress call was given late in the evening. Since no Coast Guard vessel could reach immediately, the authorities have powers under the Merchant Shipping Act to divert any nearby vessel for help. Hence, they diverted M V Hermeez and saved all 12 crew members. M V Hermeez is now coming to Mumbai with the survivors.’’

The weather was inclement with wind gusting up to 50 knots and waves reaching up to a height of 3-3.5 m.

Later in evening, the master of the vessel intimated that MV Kanchan, which was carrying steel coils as cargo, had dropped anchor and was tilting towards starboard (right) side. Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Mumbai instantly activated International Safety Net (ISN) to identify all vessels in the vicinity to assist MV Kanchan.

Kumar said that emergency towing vessel Water Lily, hired by the government, was sent to the spot but it could not spot the vessel. “We presume it has sunk. Even helicopters of Coast Guard could not locate M V Kanchan.”