Casualities details
Ship casualties, including types of incidents, specific dates, and additional narrative details.
Casualty type
Detained/arrested
Casualty details
Approximately 300 kgs of cocaine were found on board vessel in Foynes, County Limerick, Ireland, by a joint Customs and Guards Security officers team. The vessel had arrived from Brazil via Canada and was detained together with 6 crew members, of which 4 were released pending further investigations. As of 1 Januray, the bulk carrier was still at Foynes.
Casualty type
Mechanical Fault
Casualty details
Vessel reported experiencing issues with its VHF radios, abt 3 NM North of Pointe de Yamachiche on Lac Saint-Pierre off Yamachiche, Quebec, Canada. The vessel continued to its destination port.