Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Shrimp trawler LAVINNIY capsized and sank in Busan port, South Korea


LAVINNIY capsized and sank in Busan

June 21, 2016 at 13:05 by Mikhail Voytenko


Shrimp trawler LAVINNIY capsized and sank in Busan port, Korea, in the morning June 21. Korean workers were carrying out repairs the day before, and reportedly, cut off a pipe in engine room, with following water ingress. Vessel capsized and sank, resting by starboard on the bottom, with hull partially above the water. LAVINNIY blocked another trawler belonging to the same owner, VULKANNY (IMO 7302380), vessel can’t unmoor and leave port. LAVINNIY is to be refloated by June 23, according to the crew. No injures reported. On a photo capsized LAVINNIY .