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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
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| 7:55a | The general cargo vessel Ice Prince sank  Maritime & Coastguard Agency Press Notice No: Duty Press Notice Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Posted 04:32 GMT ICE PRINCE SINKS At a quarter to one this morning, the general cargo vessel `Ice Prince sank in very rough weather approximately 26 miles south south east of the Portland Bill (50 09.9N 002 02.08W). ( The Ice Prince, which is more than 328ft (100m) long and weighs 6,395 tons, sent out an emergency call at 7pm yesterday after getting into difficulties ) Update on Sinking of Ice Prince Friday, January 18, 2008 The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said that the estimated clearance over the wreck of the ICE PRINCE is 46.8 meters, but that an Irish Lights vessel will examine and confirm the clearance. In the meantime, a temporary exclusion zone of 1000 meters is in effect. Bundles of the floating timber are breaking up, but may still present a hazard, particularly for smaller vessels. An incident report provides further details. Source: HK Law http://www.marinelink.com/Story/ShowSto |
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