US offshore ship disabled, taking on water in Gulf of Mexico

July 28, 2022 Maritime Safety News

Offshore supply ship THUNDER in the afternoon Jul 23 reported water ingress in Gulf of Mexico some 65 nm south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The ship is returning to Port Fourchon after carrying out offshore works, with ETA Jul 24. THUNDER was disabled and went adrift at around 1900 UTC Jul 23, as of 0345 UTC Jul 24 she was dead in the water, drifting in southern direction, with US Coast Guard ship USCG MORAY nearby. THUNDER sister ship of the same company, MV SQUALL, was approaching drifting THUNDER.

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