INCIDENT 2007-05 TROPICAL CYCLONE ALFONSO

2007-07-23T1330 PST

EMERGENCY

FROM: MARITIME RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//COAST GUARD STATION PORTSMOUTH//PORTSMOUTH//

TO: NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER/OPERATIONS//GLENCOE//

INLAND RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER//DOUHET AIR BASE//GLENCOE//

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS//GLENCOE//

INFO: KING OIL COMPANY/OPERATIONS CENTER//PETROPORT//

COAST GUARD STATION ASHBY/OPERATIONS//ASHBY//

RESCUE HELICOPTER SQUADRON 9//COAST GUARD STATION PORTSMOUTH//PORTSMOUTH//

SUBJ: DISTRESS MARINE NORSEMAN

UNCLASS

1.  THE PANAMANIAN FLAGGED VERY LARGE CRUDE CARRIER MARINE NORSEMAN HAS TRANSMITTED A DISTRESS MESSAGE INDICATING THE VESSEL HAS SUFFERED A POWER PLANT FAILURE AND HULL DAMAGE 300 MILES SOUTHWEST BY WEST OF PETROPORT AT 2007-07-23T1200.  TWO CREWMEN ARE REPORTED INJURED. 

2.  THE MARINE NORSEMAN (340 METERS IN LENGTH, 300,000 DEAD WEIGHT TONS) WAS INBOUND EMPTY FOR PETROPORT TO LOAD A CARGO OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.  A CREW OF 22 IS ABOARD.

3.  THE MARINE NORSEMAN REPORTED WINDS GUSTING TO 70 KNOTS WITH SEAS TO 50 FEET AT 2007-07-23T1215.

4.  THE MARITIME RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER IS MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF OPERATIONS IN THE NOVA CALEDONIA MARITIME RESCUE REGION ON THIS CASE.  PERILAN COAST GUARD ASSISTANCE HAS NOT BEEN REQUESTED.  ONE CANADAIR CL-415M FIXED WING SEARCH AND RESCUE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN PLACED ON 15 MINUTE ALERT FOR LAUNCH FROM COAST GUARD STATION ASHBY TO RESPOND TO A NOVA CALEDONIAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE.  IF THE TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ALFONSO REQUIRES THIS AIRCRAFT WILL BE REDEPLOYED TO THE NEAREST SAFE AIRFIELD.    

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