Lmz-Pluto

On the afternoon of March 24, 205, the 'LMZ Pluto', with 23 crew members on board, en route from Murmansk in Russia to Santa Marta, suffered propulsion loss due to an engine failure and sent out a distress call at 5.40 p.m. in the Norwegian Sea, west of Rørvik. It was NUC in pos. 65° 21' N 003° 23' E. There was very bad weather in the area. The captain of this ship requested the evacuation of the crew, and two SAR helicopters were dispatched to the scene.were sent out to the ship by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Southern Norway. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. LT, the whole crew was safely lifted off the deck. They were divided between the two helicopters, the rescue helicopter from Ørlandet and the SAR helicopter from Heirdunn. Both helicopters needed to refuel before heading to the Værnes Airport outside Trondheim. No major injuries were reported. They were met by the police, and border control and ID checks were carried out. Then it was up to the shipping company to follow them up afterwards. In the morning of March 25, the ship remained adrift with the authorities closely monitoring the vessel's position to mitigate any environmental risks or navigation hazards, until the storm has subsided enough to facilitate a salvage operation. The patrol vessel 'Jarl' was en route to the scene and expected to reach the bulk carrier on the evening. The drift calculations indicated that this would go well. The Coastal Administration was working closely with the shipping company to get the ship to safety.

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The fire aboard the "LMZ Pluto" broke out in a room where pieces of rubber and cloths were stored while the ship was on its way from Antwerp to Martas with a cargo of scrap. The crew sealed the hold where the fire was raging and then flooded it with CO2. At 8.30 p.m. the alerted MIRG team went on board to investigate the fire. The hold and the ship were cooled from the outside. At 10.30 p.m. the ship was moored in the Sloehaven in Flushing East to keep the waterway clear and to make the ship easier to access for follow-up operations. The ship has its own fire brigade on board. In the morning of March 24, the Zeeland fire brigade boarded the ship for controls. It finally left the port of Flushing on March 29 at 6.20 p.m. and resumed the voyage to Martas.

On March 23, 2018, at 7.20 p.m. a fire broke out aboard the "LMZ Pluto" on the Wester Scheldt near Ossenisse. She had sailed from Antwerp at 5.20 p.m. bound to Turkey. The Zeeland Safety Region immediately alerted a KNRM lifeboat and the MIRG, a unit of the fire brigade that specializes in combating fires on board ships. Later it has been decided not to bring the MIRG on board the ship but towards the ship. The crew first tried to extinguish the fire themselves. The ship has been taken to the Put van Terneuzen to be able to anchor there. The tugs "Carl", "Multratug 20", "Multratug 32" and "Union 6" were deployed to the bulkcarrier. Also the patrol boat "RWS 79" went alongside. Dutch reports with photos and video: https://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/35056-brand-op-schip-westerschelde-ossenisse/?utm_source=hvzeeland&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=home https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/104673/Reddingsteam-assisteert-bemanning-bij-scheepsbrand-op-Westerschelde