A 71,000 DWT bulk service is aground and in peril of breaking apart off the coast of Manzanillo, Mexico after the ship dragged anchor throughout Hurricane Patricia.

Local media stories that the Mexican-flagged Los Llanitos was ready out the storm at anchor off the Jalisco coast, however that proved no match for the estimated 165 mph winds that slammed the coast starting late Friday.

Photos and video launched by the Mexico’s Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) present the ship pinned in opposition to the rocky shoreline and hogging.

A press release from PROFEPA issued Sunday mentioned that the the vessel was at severe danger of additional injury, however solely a small quantity of oil was spilled from the ship at time of replace. At least 19 of the ship’s 27 crew members have been evacuated by helicopter, with the remainder of the crew remaining onboard the help in any of salvage of the vessel, the assertion mentioned.

Hurricane Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded, made landfall Friday night time simply south of Puerto Vallarta, though the storm did surprisingly little injury because it dissipated over the areas mountainous coastal terrain.

Manzanillo is dwelling to the busiest port on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The port was and working at 100% by noon Saturday, the Port Authority of Manzanillo reported.

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