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Boxship MSC Tokyo ran aground on July 24 while leaving Felixstowe, UK. Vessel was refloated and taken back to Felixstowe for inspection. Reportedly, vessel suffered some damages. At 0730 UTC July 26 MSC Tokyo was still docked in Felixstowe. Source: news.odin.tc

A Filipino man who jumped off of the cargo ship he was working on earlier this year pleaded guilty today to faking the entire incident and prompting a costly search-and-rescue operation. At a hastily arranged hearing in front of Chief U.S. District Judge William Steele, Dexter Emphasis Desquitado pleaded guilty to communicating a false distress message. With the guilty plea, Steele will not have to decide whether the defendant knowingly waived his rights when he spoke to investigators. The defense had sought to get the statement thrown out on grounds that the defendant’s limited English made it impossible for him to understand his right to remain silent. http://blog.al.com/live/2012/12/filipino_crewman_admits_faking.html

The missing crew member from the "MSC Tokyo" was located when he walked into the Mobile office of the vessel's shipping agent. Te crew member from the Philippines walked into the shipping agent's office and told authorities he had fallen off the vessel and swam to shore. He is now being questioned by border patrol agents.