One seafarer is missing feared dead after falling overboard from a bulker off the coast of Texas over the weekend. Unnamed man fell while painting the side of a bulker at anchor about 10 miles off Sabine Pass on Saturday. The US Coast Guard (USCG) said it, and the crew of a nearby ship, have been carrying out a search for the missing crewman.
The crew of the 75,725-dwt MV CF Crystal (built 2011) reported the man to the USCG’s Houston office at around 9am local time. They reported that they threw the man a life ring, but couldn't get it to him and they saw him submerge shortly after. A rescue boatcrew is said to have arrived within 30 minutes and began searching and was shortly joined by a USCG helicopter. The 46,156-dwt tanker MT Corrido (built 2011) lowered a life boat and joined the search, finding the missing man’s hard hat. Chinese flagged bulker continue searching for the missing man.
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