Panoria

On Jan 4, 2025, a fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Panoria', en route from Singapore to Nantong with 21 crew members on board, off the coast of Taiwan, around 23 nautical miles off of Cape Eluanbi. The vessel has lost power and went adrift. The crew managed to extinguish the fire, but four of them suffered burns, one of whom being seriously injured. The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) of Taiwan received a distress signal from the vessel at 5:00 pm. LT, and deployed five vessels to assist. However, due to 3-4 meter high waves prevailing in the area, the injured seafarers could not be medevaced by them. A helicopter from the Ministry of National Defence arrived at the vessel at around 7:00 p.m. and hoisted the four injured crew members. They were dropped off at the Kaohsiung airport and then rushed to a hospital in Kaoshiung for medical treatment. The tug 'Salvage Rigger' (IMO: 9246437) headed to the distressed vessel on Jan 5 at 8:00 a.m. in order to tow the ship to the port of Kaohsiung with an ETA as of Jan 6. The Coastguard continued to monitor the situation at the site and contacted the Maritime and Port Bureau’s Southern Maritime Affairs Center, Reports with photos: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/four-evacuated-from-drifting-bulker-after-engine-room-fire https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/01/06/2003829729