On 2 January 2015, Bulk Jupiter sank off the coast of Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. She departed from Kuantan, Malaysia on 30 December 2014 with a crew of 19 Filipino sailors and a cargo of 46,400 tons of bauxite.
The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (Vietnam MRCC) and the Japanese Coast Guard received distress signals at 22:54 hours UTC on 1 January in position lat 9".01' 01:001N, long 109" 15' 26.01E from Bulk Jupiter, but were unable to make contact with the vessel.[5]
Dispatched rescue vessels found one crew member, the ship's cook, who was rescued and was the only survivor. Later searches found two other bodies. The remaining 16 crew members are presumed dead.
Early reports indicated that the likely cause of the sinking was sudden loss of stability (free surface effect) from the bauxite cargo.[4][6]
Investigation and corrective actionedit
IMO has approved a circular to warn ships' masters about the liquefaction hazards of bauxite.[7]
not to accept bauxite for carriage unless:
the moisture limit for the specific cargo is certified as less than the indicative moisture limit of 10% and the particle size distribution as is detailed in the individual schedule for bauxite in the IMSBC Code; or
the cargo is declared as Group A (cargoes that may liquefy) and the shipper declares the transportable moisture limit (TML) and moisture content; or
the cargo has been assessed as not presenting Group A properties.
— IMO, Briefing: 3818/09/2015
Referencesedit
^"Bulk Jupiter Statistics". MarineTraffic. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
^(PDF). Gearbulk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
^"Ship Sinks Off Vietnam, Only 1 of 19 Crew Rescued". The Indian Express. The Associated Press. January 4, 2015.
^ ab"Bulk Jupiter". Shipwreck Log. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
^"Statement "Bulk Jupiter" - 1120am 3 January 2015". Gearbulk. Gearbulk. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
^"Rescued chef of Bulk Jupiter refuses to offer more info, says 'tired'". Tuoitrenews. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
^"IMO circular". www.imo.org. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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bulk, jupiter, bulk, jupiter, bahamas, registered, cargo, ship, sank, coast, vietnam, january, 2015, historybahamasnamebulk, jupiterownergearbulkoperatorgearbulk, norwayport, registry, bahamasbuildermitsui, ichihara, engineering, shipbuildinglaunched10, june, . Bulk Jupiter was a Bahamas registered cargo ship She sank off the coast of Vietnam on 2 January 2015 3 4 HistoryBahamasNameBulk JupiterOwnerGearbulkOperatorGearbulk NorwayPort of registry BahamasBuilderMitsui Ichihara Engineering amp ShipbuildingLaunched10 June 2006Out of serviceJanuary 2 2015IdentificationIMO number 9339947 MMSI number 311060600 Callsign C6ZN6FateSank off the coast of Vung Tau VietnamGeneral characteristicsTonnage31 256 GT 56 009 DWT 1 Length190 metres 620 ft Beam32 metres 105 ft Draught12 575 metres 41 26 ft Speed15 knots 28 km h 2 Crew19 16 lost 2 dead 1 survivor Contents 1 History 1 1 Sinking 2 Investigation and corrective action 3 ReferencesHistory editSinking edit On 2 January 2015 Bulk Jupiter sank off the coast of Vũng Tau Vietnam She departed from Kuantan Malaysia on 30 December 2014 with a crew of 19 Filipino sailors and a cargo of 46 400 tons of bauxite The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center Vietnam MRCC and the Japanese Coast Guard received distress signals at 22 54 hours UTC on 1 January in position lat 9 01 01 001N long 109 15 26 01E from Bulk Jupiter but were unable to make contact with the vessel 5 Dispatched rescue vessels found one crew member the ship s cook who was rescued and was the only survivor Later searches found two other bodies The remaining 16 crew members are presumed dead Early reports indicated that the likely cause of the sinking was sudden loss of stability free surface effect from the bauxite cargo 4 6 Investigation and corrective action editIMO has approved a circular to warn ships masters about the liquefaction hazards of bauxite 7 not to accept bauxite for carriage unless the moisture limit for the specific cargo is certified as less than the indicative moisture limit of 10 and the particle size distribution as is detailed in the individual schedule for bauxite in the IMSBC Code or the cargo is declared as Group A cargoes that may liquefy and the shipper declares the transportable moisture limit TML and moisture content or the cargo has been assessed as not presenting Group A properties IMO Briefing 3818 09 2015References edit Bulk Jupiter Statistics MarineTraffic Retrieved 4 January 2015 Conventional Bulk Class PDF Gearbulk Archived from the original PDF on 5 January 2015 Retrieved 4 January 2015 Ship Sinks Off Vietnam Only 1 of 19 Crew Rescued The Indian Express The Associated Press January 4 2015 a b Bulk Jupiter Shipwreck Log 3 January 2015 Retrieved 4 January 2015 Statement Bulk Jupiter 1120am 3 January 2015 Gearbulk Gearbulk Retrieved 4 January 2015 Rescued chef of Bulk Jupiter refuses to offer more info says tired Tuoitrenews Retrieved 4 January 2015 IMO circular www imo org Retrieved 19 September 2015 This merchant ship article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MS Bulk Jupiter amp oldid 1147778363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
