car carrier Sincerity Ace

[spackard]

Problem on the high seas.
Was going from Yokohama, JP to Oahu, HI.
Radioed yesterday a significant fire, with intent to abandon ship.
Conditions when first life raft entered water: 30MPH winds, 17ft waves.
Current news is 16 rescued, 2 missing, 3 feared dead. Currently adrift.

Involved in the search to date:

- Two Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrews
- A Navy 7th Fleet P-8 Poseidon aircrew
- Crew of the Green Lake
- Crew of the SM Eagle
- Crew of the New Century 1
- Crew of the Venus Spirit
- Crew of the Genco Augustus

Wonder what the cause of the fire is?

 

[PimTac]

The news is pretty sketchy even on the second day. I was trying to find what make of cars it was carrying. I also wondered if Hawaii was the actual final destination or another port on the west coast.

 

[Onetor]

I hate to see news when people are killed. It's life. Glad most were rescued.

 

[cjcride]

A TV news station in Hawaii is saying the cars were destined for them.

 

[FlyNavyP3]

Sad to hear this. Whenever I've been tasked with search and rescue it's always more intense and somber on the aircraft, even more than our combat sorties. I hope all are found alright but those conditions are tough.

Personally the fire would have to be awfully bad for me to abandon ship in those conditions.

 

[spackard]

Looks like substantial damage to the port side.

 

[PimTac]

That is pretty bad. The hull above is thinner than the blue part below. I see they raised the stern section. Maybe to jettison vehicles before they caught fire and exploded?