Recent Vessel Sales: August 2014
Vessel sales for June 2014 (as of September 1) as prepared by Shipping Intelligence, Inc., New York.
Chemical Tankers Collide in Gulf of Mexico
Two inbound chemical tankers collided, Wednesday, approximately 70 miles south of Galveston, causing some internal damage to one of the tankers. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Houston/Galveston were notified of the collision by a National Response Center report at approximately 4:30 a.m., stating that the Chem Sea, a 385-foot tanker, and the Bow Kiso, a 557-foot tanker, had collided while headed to Houston. The Bow Kiso suffered a fuel leak in their engine room, but was able to patch the leak and pump the remainder of the fuel into an auxiliary tank. The Coast Guard launched crews aboard an HU-25 Falcon jet from Air Station Corpus Christi and an Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter to assess the situation.
Chemical Tankships Collide in GoM
Two tankers inbound towards the Port of Galveston collide, causing some internal damage to the 'Bow Kiso'. The collision between the 385-foot tanker Chem Sea, and the 557-foot tanker Bow Kiso occured some 70 miles south of Galveston. According to the Coast Guard, the Bow Kiso suffered a fuel leak in the engine room, but was able to patch the leak and pump the remainder of the fuel into an auxiliary tank. The Coast Guard launched crews aboard an HU-25 Falcon jet from Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi and a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter to assess the situation.
