What Crew Members Say About Maple-Harbour

On June 11, 2025, the 'Maple Harbour' rescued the 23 crew members of the bulk carrier 'Run Fu 3' (IMO: 9138903), which had started sinking enroute from Tianjin to Lome, following a water ingress in the foreship approximately 500 nautical miles south of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean in pos. 09°04.48 S, 073°34.06 E, Upon receiving a distress signal at around 2.45 a.m. LT, the 'Maple Harbour, en route from Son Duong to Italy, diverted to the position to rescue the crew and reached the scene at 5:30 a.m. After unsuccessful efforts to contain the flooding, the crew abandoned the 'Run Fu 3' into life rafts at 8:15 a.m.. At around 1:20 p.m., the 'Maple Harbour' successfully had taken on board all crew members of the Run Fu 3', among them 21 Vietnamese nationals and two from Myanmar. They were provided with food, water, and a place to rest aboard the Korean vessel. Arrangements were underway to disembark the castaways safely at Port Louis, in coordination with the operator of the 'Run Fu 3' with an ETA as of June 16. Reports with photos: https://splash247.com/crew-rescued-from-sinking-bulker-in-indian-ocean/ https://maritimesutra.com/2025/06/12/crew-abandoned-the-vessel-bulk-carrier-run-fu-3-adrift-in-indian-ocean/

The "Kure Harbour" ran aground in the morning of Apr 8, 2017, north of Argentia, Newfoundland, in the vicinity 47 21N 053 57W, while en route from Cartagena to Argentia in order to load a cargo of scrap. The ship was anchored at the time and was in the process of lifting its anchor when strong winds caused it to run aground. The tugs "Lois M", "Placentia Hope" and "Avalon Pilot" estaplished a towing connection and waited for the rising tide to allow them to free the ship. On Apr 9 the tug "Lois M" (IMO: 9017616) was still standing by the vessel which had been refloated at 6.30 p.m. and moored off the port for surveys by divers. Reports and photos: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/tanker-runs-aground-near-argentia-1.4062387 https://twitter.com/DFO_NL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2Fnewfoundland-labrador%2Ftanker-runs-aground-near-argentia-1.4062387 http://www.odin.tc/en2016/