General cargo ship LUCKY was caught in rough weather, understood disable, on Oct 28 off Taichung, western Taiwan, Taiwan Strait. She was probably, anchored, suffered massive water ingress, and developed a heavy portside list up to 25 degrees. 7 crew were said to be evacuated, salvors of the Taiwan Maritime Department reportedly managed to tow the ship to Taichung. She was en route from Kaohsiung to either mainland China, or northern Taiwan.
General Cargo LUCKY STAR is currently located at EMED – East Mediterranean at position 32° 52′ 40.98″ N, 34° 59′ 46.68″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-10-29 13:38 UTC (1 minute ago) Marine Traffic reported
Added the report: The wind in this area at that time blows from North direction at force 5 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port HAIFA ANCH, IL after a voyage of 2 days, 23 hours originating from port NEMRUT, TR.
LUCKY STAR (IMO: 9123506) is a General Cargo that was built in 1996 (25 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Moldova.
Its carrying capacity is 6702 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 6.9 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 110.57 meters and her width is 15.9 meters.
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