BLESSING SW

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Engine trouble off Mosterhamn

The "Blessing W" arrived in Liepaja on Nov 3, 2017, at 11.45 a.m. after having encounter engine damage in the Bømla Fjord south of Mosterhamn on Oct 30, having sailed in Dakar on Oct 15. The ship went adrift and was only 300 meters off the shore when the NSSR-lifeboat "Bergen Kreds“ arrived on site. Half an hour after the engine failure the Norwegian cargo m/v "Eva Elisabeth“ (MMSI: 257861700), enroute from Leirvik in Hyllestadto Karmsund, had arrived at the ship and held it in position the best way possible. The anchor of the bulkcarrier was dropped and stopped the drift due to the calm position until the crew managed to get the engine running again. Norwegian report with photo: http://www.bomlo-nytt.no/nyhende/dramatisk-da-lastebat-fekk-motorstopp-i-bomlafjorden-1.2184990

Captain and engineer died in shooting

The "Fourseas SW" was attacked by pirates 110 nautical miles from the coast of Lagos, Nigeria on Feb 13, 2012. Most of those onboard the cargo ship fled into a secured room as a gunfight raged, while those on the bridge remained at their posts. The captain and chief engineer died of their wounds as the pirates sprayed the ship with gunfire.