The "Stellar Daisy" with 24 crew members on board went missing off the coast of Uruguay 2000 nautical miles east of the port of Montevideo. The ship was enroute from the Guaiba Island Terminal to China and has probably sunk. The contact with the bulkcarrier broke off on March 31, 2017. Shortly before one of the crew members on board had sent a text message at 11.30 a.m. that the ship was taking in water. In the night of April 1 Uruguay's Coastguard said that they assumed the ship had foundered after the discovery of fuel and debris, in addition to a strong smell of fuel. Eight South Koreans and 16 Filipinos were aboard the ship. The Uruguayan Navy coordinated a search in the area with four merchant ships. IMO: 9038725MMSI: 538003486Call Sign: V7RD9Flag: Marshall Is [MH]AIS Type: CargoGross Tonnage: 148431Deadweight: 266141 tLength Overall x Breadth Extreme: 321.95m × 58mYear Built: 1993
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02 April 2017 - 00:00
Update: 02 April 2017 - 17:38
Giant Bulk Carrier M/V Stellar Daisy presumed sunk in South Atlantic, 24 missing
Ship with 24 crew members presumed sunk
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02 April 2017 - 00:00
Update: 02 April 2017 - 17:38
The "Stellar Daisy" with 24 crew members on board went missing off the coast of Uruguay 2000 nautical miles east of the port of Montevideo. The ship was enroute from the Guaiba Island Terminal to China and has probably sunk. The contact with the bulkcarrier broke off on March 31, 2017. Shortly before one of the crew members on board had sent a text message at 11.30 a.m. that the ship was taking in water. In the night of April 1 Uruguay's Coastguard said that they assumed the ship had foundered after the discovery of fuel and debris, in addition to a strong smell of fuel. Eight South Koreans and 16 Filipinos were aboard the ship. The Uruguayan Navy coordinated a search in the area with four merchant ships. IMO: 9038725MMSI: 538003486Call Sign: V7RD9Flag: Marshall Is [MH]AIS Type: CargoGross Tonnage: 148431Deadweight: 266141 tLength Overall x Breadth Extreme: 321.95m × 58mYear Built: 1993
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