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Exhaust valve trouble
The 'Star Isfjord' was disabled with 22 crew members on board due to main engine exhaust valve problem in position 49 41 00 N, 123 10 04 W, on March 25, 2020, at 2.10 a.m. The ship was about 0.3 miles northeast of Squamish, British Columbia. The vessel was anchored, and the crew members commenced with repair works. The ship berthed in Nanaimo the same day before leaving Canadian waters bound to Tokyo, ETA April 10.
22 sailors quarantined amid fears of tuberculosis
22 sailors were quarantined amid fears of tuberculosis on the "Star Isfjord" after it arrived at the port of Brunswick on Feb 24, 2014. A sailor aboard the cargo ship had active pulmonary Tuberculosis, a contagious form of the disease. The discovery of Tuberculosis on the ship resulted in 22 crew members being quarantined on the vessel. Six of the 22 sailors were found to have been exposed to Tuberculosis but didn't have active TB, didn't show symptoms and weren't contagious. They were treated by health workers. The ship departed from Brunswick shortly before 6 a.m. on Feb 28 and docked at Wilmington on Mar 2.
Rescue on Christmas Eve
The "Star Isfjord" was involved in a rescue Operation, being coordinated by the Falmouth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), for two French yachtsmen taking part in the Transat Jaques Vabre yacht race 170 miles of Scilly Isles. The yacht "Rivages", competing under its race sponsor name of 'Cheminées Pousoulat', was damaged in winds of severe gale force 9 with 10 metre waves. The EPIRB was activated on Dec 23, 2013, at 6.50 p.m. The 19 metre yacht was on its way to Brest and the crew reported that the vessel was taking on water and they had problems with the mast. The Falmouth MRCC sent broadcast an alert to all ships in the area to see whether any ship could change course to help the yacht crew. The "Star Isfjord", which was 30 nautical miles away, diverted to help the yacht. However the weather conditions meant it could only make very slow progress of 3 knots. Working alongside the French Coastguard at Griz Nez, Falmouth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre organised for the Royal Navy Rescue Helicopter based at Culdrose to fly to the very limit of their range to the yacht with support from a French aircraft. The aircraft provided a communications link and found the exact location of the yacht before the helicopter arrived on scene. The Royal Navy helicopter arrived on scene at just after midnight and attempted to winch the crew on board. Unfortunately because of the damage to the mono-hull racing yacht and weather conditions they had to abandon the attempt at just before 1am. The "Star Isfjord" arrived on scene at 4 a.m. on Christmas Eve and at just after 6 a.m. managed to grab a line from the "Rivages" in a force 8 wind and seas with 8 metre waves. The two crew transferred to the ship continued to Rotterdam.
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