Tall Ship Abandoned – Nine Rescued from Canadian Schooner Off Massachusetts - Maritime and Salvage Wolrd News

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued all 9 crewmembers from the Canadian tall ship Liana’s Ransom 58 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts on Monday.

As of Monday evening the vessel was deserted however being tracked by the Coast Guard.

According to the USCG, watchstanders on the Sector Boston Command Center obtained notification at 12:35 a.m. Monday that the vessel’s engines have been disabled and its sails have been wrapped across the mast.

With seas reaching almost 10 toes, the coast guard launched two 47-foot motor lifeboat crews from Station Gloucester to tow the vessel again to Gloucester. Once on scene, the boat crews related the tow, however the tough seas triggered the tow line to interrupt.

The lifeboats crews then directed the crew of Liana’s Ransom to don immersion fits and to arrange to desert ship about 30 miles east of Gloucester. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod was additionally diverted to help.

The 9 crewmembers have been then transferred from Liana’s Ransom to the lifeboats. One man suffered a head harm whereas leaping from the tall ship to one of many lifeboats.

The injured crewmember was airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital whereas the eight others returned to Gloucester aboard the lifeboats.

A locator beacon was left on Liana’s Ransom for monitoring and the Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke is en-route to guage towing the vessel to port, the Coast Guard stated.

“It was fortunate for the crew of the vessel that the owner reached out to us,” stated Jay Woodhead, the command responsibility officer at Sector Boston’s Command Center. Winds have been gusting to 30 knots, making it unsafe for them to remain aboard, Woodhead stated.

The 85-foot, metal hulled schooner relies out of Nova Scotia and is a reproduction 1700’s and early 1800’s-era pirate ship.

Last December, the vessel was dismasted throughout a storm off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. The vessel had simply completed repairs and was headed to its homeport of St Maarten within the Caribbean when Monday’s incident occurred.

The vessel was in-built 2005 in Texas and might carry 70 passengers.

Update: A press release from the vessel’s proprietor posted to Liana’s Ransom facebook page on Tuesday confirmed that everybody is protected and that they’re hopeful that the towing operation will go easily:

Schooner Liana’s Ransom departed Nova Scotia Friday night, 27 March 2015 sure for the Caribbean. Enroute she suffered a full energy failure, and yesterday, roughly 34 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Captain Ryan Tilley, in session with the US Coast Guard, made the choice to evacuate the crew for his or her security.
One crew member suffered a concussion through the evacuation. Arrangements have been made with Towboat USA to have the vessel towed into the close toest harbour.

My because of the professionalism and promp response of the US Coast Guard who had been montoring the state of affairs for a while. Captain Ryan Tilley made the the fitting name in the very best pursuits of his crew, and as a father I’m very happy with the way in which he and his crew dealt with the state of affairs.
As befits a Captain he was the final crew to depart the vessel, guaranteeing all water tight doorways and hatches have been closed earlier than he disembarked.
Thank you to everybody in your concern! At this time we are able to fortunately report that everybody is protected and safe ashore! We are hopeful that the tow operation goes properly!