Two Filipino Survivor of VLOC Stellar Daisy Finally Spoke Up

One of the two rescued Filipino crew members said vessel developed 15 degrees list prior to capsizing. He went to lifeboat deck starboard, where he met several more crew, wearing life jackets and immersion suits. Lifeboat was already of no use, life raft was released, rescued seaman managed to jump into life raft, but after that, never saw other people who were on deck with him. Another survivor jumped into water from portside bridge wing, and swam away from doomed ship. There’s mentioning of cracks or cracks on main deck, through which water was flooding in.

It does look like, probably, vessel had some structural damage with cracks in hull, with ensuing water ingress during voyage, which in itself, wasn’t deadly, but caused liquefying, cargo shift, developing list and finally, fatal disaster. When did those cracks or crack appear, is unknown. Important question then (if not most important), is the question, whether crack or cracks appeared before, or during voyage. Weather confirmed to be fine at the time of disaster.

” ACCORDING TO TWO SURVIVORS, AT LEAST SEVERAL CREW MEMBERS WERE ON OPEN DECKS OF DOOMED BULK CARRIER, READY TO LEAVE HER, WEARING LIFE JACKETS AND IMMERSION SUITS. THERE’S A VERY GOOD CHANCE (THERE’S ALMOST NO DOUBT, I’D SAY), THAT SEVERAL OTHER CREW MEMBERS EXCEPT RESCUED, SURVIVED SINKING OF THE VESSEL. BUT THEY DIDN’T MAKE IT, IN THE LONG RUN. “

As of 0300 UTC Apr 3, at least one of four initially deployed in SAR vessels, South Korean bulk carrier CK ANGIE (IMO 9595864), is continuing SAR

Source: Fleetmon