South Korean ship sinks close to the americas

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A South Korean ship is believed to have sunk off the coast of Uruguay after making an SOS call. An ongoing search by the Uruguayan navy and nearby merchant ships has found two survivors.




Some 22 people were missing on Saturday after a South Korean cargo ship disappeared and apparently sank in the South Atlantic Ocean.

The 24-man crew on the Stellar Daisy carrier, which is owned and operated by South Korean-based Polaris Shipping, sent out an SOS on Friday just before noon local time (1400 UTC) and sent a text message to Polaris saying they were taking on water on the port side.

The ship last made contact about 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 kilometers) off the coast of the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.

Two survivors

An ongoing rescue search by Uruguayan navy and nearby merchant ships has so far found two survivors. Several empty lifeboats and rafts were also found in the area.

A statement from the navy said the first ships to reach the scene detected a "strong smell of fuel" and debris in the water, indicating that "the damaged ship had sunk."

The ship had departed from a port in Brazil. Its intended destination was not immediately clear.

kbd/ksb (AFP, AP, Reuters, dpa)


http://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-ca...uruguay-coast-leaving-many-missing/a-38254141

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

A South Korean ship is believed to have sunk off the coast of Uruguay after making an SOS call. An ongoing search by the Uruguayan navy and nearby merchant ships has found two survivors.




Some 22 people were missing on Saturday after a South Korean cargo ship disappeared and apparently sank in the South Atlantic Ocean.

The 24-man crew on the Stellar Daisy carrier, which is owned and operated by South Korean-based Polaris Shipping, sent out an SOS on Friday just before noon local time (1400 UTC) and sent a text message to Polaris saying they were taking on water on the port side.

The ship last made contact about 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 kilometers) off the coast of the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.

Two survivors

An ongoing rescue search by Uruguayan navy and nearby merchant ships has so far found two survivors. Several empty lifeboats and rafts were also found in the area.

A statement from the navy said the first ships to reach the scene detected a "strong smell of fuel" and debris in the water, indicating that "the damaged ship had sunk."

The ship had departed from a port in Brazil. Its intended destination was not immediately clear.

kbd/ksb (AFP, AP, Reuters, dpa)


http://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-ca...uruguay-coast-leaving-many-missing/a-38254141

Destination: China

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/0...hange-in-cargo-may-have-doomed-freighter.html

Stellar Daisy ship missing: Chemical change in cargo may have doomed freighter

The giant freighter that mysteriously vanished in the South Pacific may have capsized without warning because of a chemical change in its cargo.

The 266,000 ton South Korean bulk carrier Stellar Daisy disappeared off the coast of Uruguay en route from Brazil to China, hours after issuing a distress signal on Friday.

The ship was carrying 24 people, including 14 Filipinos and eight South Koreans. Two Filipino crew members found floating on life rafts were rescued on Saturday and the search continues for the other 22.

An oil slick detected 2300 miles off the coast indicated that the 1056-foot vessel had probably sunk, according to a statement issued by the Uruguayan Navy.

The Stellar Daisy was reportedly transporting a cargo of iron ore from the Ilha Guaba terminal in Rio de Janeiro to China, where the demand for ore has exploded as the economy grows.

Early reports suggest that the Stellar Daisy, which is classified as a Very Large Ore Carrier, lost stability and quickly sank.

One theory being floated, published in the Shipwreck Log today, is that the ore shifted, causing the vessel to lose balance and capsize.

There have been several documented cases of ships suddenly sinking due to the liquification of iron ore and nickel ore during prolonged movement, such as bumping and shaking that occurs in bad weather.