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Cargo ships: Baltic Madonna refloated, Da Pu Jiang sinks

General cargo ship aground, Denmark Baltic sea Update refloated
Mikhail Voytenko April 10, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/04/10/general-cargo-ship-aground-denmar...

General cargo ship BALTIC MADONNA was refloated with high tide at around 0020 UTC Apr 10, and moved to Vordingborg, where she was brought to anchor for survey and investigation. No damages, no spill reported. The ship has a cargo of containers and steel.
First news
General cargo ship BALTIC MADONNA ran aground at around 1600 UTC Apr 9 in Tolkedyb, Denmark, Baltic sea, while en route from Copenhagen to Nyborg, Sweden.
General cargo ship BALTIC MADONNA, IMO 9100138, dwt 4033, built 1994, flag Finland, manager PRIMA SHIPPING OY AB.

General cargo ship sinks near Zhoushan, one dead
Jason Jiang April 9th, 2018 http://splash247.com/general-cargo-ship-sinks-near-zhoushan-one-dead/

General cargo ship Da Pu Jiang capsized near Zhoushan on Friday, leading to the sinking of the vessel.

The incident occurred when the vessel was enroute from Wuhu Port to Caofeidian Port in Hebei.

Donghai Rescue Bureau sent three vessels and coordinated a nearby vessel to join the search and rescue operations, and managed to save 12 of the 13 crew from the vessel. The other crew member was found dead, his body recovered by the rescue team.

The local maritime safety administration has notified nearby vessels to avoid the ship wreckage site.

The investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing.