Aegean Angel tragedy

Captains,

The tankship Aegean Angel, which has a fine history of helping to save lives (2008), is currently experiencing a tragedy of its own. The captain and chief engineer were killed and the mate seriously injured in a weather related incident on deck while transiting the Atlantic in a storm. The US Coast Guard is coordinating with the Bermuda Rescue Coordination Center and the Greek Minister of Citizen Protection to get medical assistance for the injured mate.

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Ship Heads to Bermuda: 2 Killed & 1 Injured

December 30, 2010 by bernews

[Updated] A ship is heading to Bermuda to obtain medical care for an injured officer after two other crew members were killed today [Dec 30] after a wave hit the 274 metre ‘Aegean Angel’ [pictured] as it was sailing in the mid- Atlantic with a cargo of fuel oil.

The 47-year old captain and a 33-year old chief mechanic were killed, and the 34-year old Cypriot deputy captain was “seriously” injured in the incident after the three men were hit on the deck of the ship as they were checking for damage amid strong winds, a spokesman of Athens-based Arcadia Shipmanagement Co Ltd. told Bloomberg today.

“The ship didn’t suffer any damage and is now sailing to the closest port which is in Bermuda to get treatment for the injured officer who is receiving medical attention on board while the company is in contact with the U.S. coastguard,” the Arcadia Shipmanagment spokesman told Bloomberg.

Jan 1, 2011 - Coast Guard to medevac crewmember from Greek merchant vessel off Bermuda

USCG C-130 File Photo

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Coast Guard is preparing to rescue the injured 2nd mate of the Greek flagged merchant vessel Aegean Angel approximately 500 miles northeast of Bermuda Friday.

Coast Guard watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District were contacted Friday morning by the Minister of Citizen protection in Greece, who was requesting assistance in the rescue.

April 16, 2008 - Coast Guard, Motor Tanker Aegean Angel Coordinate Rescue of 11 Mariners 300 Miles South of Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Coast Guard watch standers and the crew of a Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon Jet coordinated with the motor tanker Aegean Angel the rescue of 11distressed mariners aboard a life raft Tuesday, after their vessel sank 300 miles south of Puerto Rico

The 11-men crew consisting of nine Guyaneese, one Dominican and one Cuban were forced to abandon the Korean flagged cargo vessel Tel Tale II and board a life raft, after waves reportedly beat on the vessel's starboard side causing it's cargo to shift and the vessel to loose it's steering before finally capsizing and sinking.