Catamaran with 98 tourists flips off Costa Rica, 4 missing – presumed dead

#catamaran #CostaRica #tourists It is not good to go into the waters when the waves are wild and the weather in not good and, when people do venture out in such circumstances, they fall to the miseries of Nature and have only themselves to blame.
That is what happened to a catamaran that was carrying 98 tourists and 10 crew members – it sank off Costa Rica and left at least four people dead while rescuers saved dozens from the sea. The rescuers have managed to save 94 people from the Pacific waters so far.
It is understood that the catamaran had set sail from Los Suenos on the Pacific coast and was going to Tortuga Island when the incident happened nearly 15-Km offshore.
The identities of the victims have not been disclosed so far and the survivors "are being treated by medical personnel. Many have problems like hypothermia and panic attacks."
It is understood that the ship began to sink after it was slammed by a huge wave, as revealed by public security deputy minister Maria Fulmen. Incidentally, the catamaran was a 2007 model and was authorized to carry 120 passengers and 10 crew members. It appeared to have enough lifeboats and life jackets on board.

Crew of 51,000-tonne car carrier Hoegh Osaka intentionally grounded the ship to prevent it from capsizing

#HoeghOsaka #BrambleBank #carcarrier It was the 180-metre long Hoegh Osaka – a 51,000-tonne car carrier loaded with 1400 cars and. In order to prevent it from capsizing, the captain and master of the ship took a decision to intentionally ground it.
The car carrier was grounded on a sandbank by its crew because it was severely listing and could have capsized. The owner of the ship has praised the pilot and master for "saving" the vessel and crew by grounding the ship, and showed "great skill".
Experts will now board the ship and in the next few days will work out strategies to right and refloat it. This could take a longtime, probably weeks.
The ship was reported to be carrying cargo including 1,400 cars and 70-80 pieces of construction equipment and it ran aground between Southampton and the Isle of Wight in one of the country's busiest shipping lanes.
The ship had 24 crew members who, along with the pilot, were rescued by a coastguard helicopter and lifeboats after the vessel became stricken on Bramble Bank in the Solent. Two of the crew suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital – one of them is believed to have a broken leg.
Reports indicate that the Singapore-registered ship had begun to list severely after it left port in Southampton and is still listing "quite badly" at 52 degrees.