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The "Hampton Bay", enroute from Richards Bay to India, was involved in an SAR operation off the South African Coast. On July 9, 2017, the container ship "Ever Diadem", enroute from Singapore to Durban, recovered 16 castaways of the Taiwanese tuna longliner "Hsiang Fuh 6", 489 gt (CS: BH3320), which had caught fire in a distance of six miles, about 350 miles east of Richards Bay in the Indian Ocean. All 30 crew had saved themselves into life rafts. The other 14 were rescued by the "SBI Antares" . All were taken to Durban, where the bulkcarrier dropped anchor on July 10 and the container ship was expected on July 12. A fire had enveloped the Taiwanese longliner and forced the crew of 30 to abandon ship 460 miles East-North-East from Durban and 310 miles from the closest shore. The SAMSA, which jointly coordinated the rescue, reports that some of the crew suffered burns, one of them serious. A third responding vessel, the bulker"Hampton Bay", was later released from the scene by the Maritime Rescue Co-ordinating Centre in Cape Town (MRCC CT) which co-ordinated the rescue together with SAMSA. TThe NSRI was alerted at 10.05 a.m. and sent the "Eikos Rescuer II" from Durban, accompanied by a Netcare 911 rescue paramedic, which launched and rendezvoused with the "Ever Diadem" six miles from the Port of Durban. On arrival on the scene NSRI medics and the Netcare 911 rescue paramedic were transferred onto the ship and the injured sailor was treated for severe burns, suffering approximately 40% 2nd and 3rd degree burns, and he was stabilised and a second patient, a 63 year old Chinese survivor, was treated for soft tissue injuries to his right knee. An SA Air Force (SAAF) 15 Squadron Oryx helicopter had by that stage been dispatched carrying 3 Netcare 911 rescue paramedics and on arrival on the scene two rescue paramedics were hoisted onto the ship and they assisted with stabilising the patients and both patients were hoisted into the helicopter, in two relays, in a helicopter rescue basket. The two rescue paramedics were then hoisted into the helicopter and both patients were airlifted to hospital in the helicopter – the 29 year old Filipino sailor in a stable but serious condition and the 63 year old Chinese sailor in a stable condition. They were taken to a hospital in Durban. Necessary arrangements for the safe delivery and repatriation of the sailors, Philippine, Indonesian, Taiwanese and Vietnamese nationals, was made for them to be met by representatives of their countries on arrival in Durban. In the afternoon of July 11 ships were at anchor outside Durban awaiting permission to enter port. A warning has been issued for the abandoned and unmanned longliner still adrift. Reports with photos: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/30-fishermen-rescued-from-burning-vessel-off-durban-coast-20170711 http://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/dramatic-sea-rescue-off-the-coast-of-durban-10234759 http://www.nsri.org.za/2017/07/patient-evacuated-off-fishing-vessel/ https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/crew-rescued-burning-vessel/