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Livestock carrier capsizes with 15,000 sheep onboard

A 1980-built livestock carrier has capsized off the coast of Romania with more than 14,000 sheep onboard.

Marcus Hand, Editor

November 25, 2019

The Palau-registered 2,113 dwt livestock carrier was reported to have capsized in the port of Midia, near Constanța, on Sunday morning.

All 22 crew on board the vessel were rescued, with one seafarer taken to hospital with hypothermia. The Queen Hind is owned by Astra Marine Services and managed by MGM Marine Shipping, both Romanian companies, according to Equasis.

An operation has been launched by the Romanian Coastguard, police and firefighters to rescue some 14,000 sheep on the vessel. Some 32 sheep were rescued having been found swimming in the sea, while many were believed to have drowned.

A video of the capsized vessel above shows sheep hanging from the side of the stricken livestock carrier and swimming in the sea.

The cause of the accident is not known.

About the Author

Marcus Hand

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

Conferences & Webinars

Marcus Hand regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars.

Goodbye Globalization? Red Sea Impacts Reviewed, EGN Singapore (Executives' Global Network) webinar, February 2024
Offshore Marine Breakfast Forum at Sea Asia 2023
Sustainable Finance, Shipping & Technology at Hong Kong Maritime Week 2022
Building & Operating Dual-Fuel Vessels, February 2022
Shipping’s Decarbonisation Challenge – The Role of Technology and Digitalisation at Hong Kong Maritime Week 2021
The Challenge Faced by Ship Registries in a Digital and Post-Pandemic Era, October 2020
The Future of Transhipment Hubs Post-Pandemic, November 2020
Offshore Marine Breakfast Forum at Sea Asia 2019

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