My-Melody

On Jan 27, 2019, the "My Melody" requested urgent medical assistance to ship’s mster in the Balearic Sea about 80 miles northeast of Menorca. The ship was en route from Naples to Tarragona when the 48-year old Turkish national felt bad. It was decided by Salvamento Marítimo, that he was in need of immediate hospitalization. The captain was medevaced by the Helimer 215 helicopter and transferred to hospital. His ship berthed in Tarragona on Jan 28 at 10 a.m. Video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1089829028993880064

A Russian crew member of the "Sea Melody" died after trapping his leg in a rope and falling overboard at a North Lincolnshire port, an inquest found. Sergy Gaponov, 40, of Novgorod in Russia, was taken overboard while working on the vessel at Grove Port, at Gunness on the River Trent on Dec 18, 2013. The ship was discharging its cargo of recycled glass during mooring operations. His body was never recovered despite an extensive search by emergency services.

The search for a man who was lost overboard from a ship in the River Trent was continued on Dec 20. A Humberside Police helicopter was called at 10:24 a.m. to investigate a possible sighting of the crewman, reported to be a Russian national, but was unable to locate the man. It was thought the 45-year-old fell into the water as the ship docked at Grove Wharf on Dec 18. Initial attempts to locate the man were abandoned due to poor weather conditions. The search resumed Dec 19 morning, and two coastguard teams from Hull and Cleethorpes and Humber Rescue teams from Hessle were searching for the man. The MAIB (Marine Accident Investigation Branch) wa also investigating the incident. Report with photo: http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Search-continues-sailor-missing-River-Trent-near/story-20348269-detail/story.html#ixzz2o1380mED