Diamond Ace Number 1 remains aground

Diamond Ace Number 1 remains aground
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President Danny Faure’s statement to the nation following tragic weekend of August 25-26, 2018 ‘Let us seek God’s comfort and peace in prayer’

28-August-2018


In a statement to the Seychellois nation, President Danny Faure has said that the tragic weekend of August 25 to 26 has brought much grief to our community as we shared the news of the death of three of our fellow citizens and four hard working seafarers who remain missing at sea.

“During this time of sadness and incertitude, let us continue to stand together as a nation and seek God’s comfort and peace in prayer,” he said.

President Faure added that we pray for the comfort and consolation of those who now walk in sorrow.

“We thank God for each life we now must mourn, as we bounce back to a life of more determination, appreciation and humility,” President Faure added.

Well-known and respected Seychellois captain Pierre Grandcourt lost his life at sea on Saturday afternoon while bringing his help in an operation to remove a stranded fishing vessel on the reefs in the vicinity of Cerf and Long islands.

In a second incident on Sunday morning, a young man in his early twenties was found dead in his room on Fregate island where he was working. The cause of death is yet to be established.

The third tragic incident involved a 44-year-old man whose body was found lying next to his car in the vicinity of the PUC power station at Roche Caiman and the St. Anne jetty.

As for the missing seafarers, the incident happened early on Sunday morning when the boat they were on, the Sea Horse --- a landing craft – caught fire some 200 metres off Coetivy. Only one crew member managed to escape. A search operation is still on to locate the whereabouts of the four missing men.
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Grounded Kenyan-flagged fishing vessel Rescue efforts still to no avail
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‎Julia Morin‎ to One Seychelles
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The Seychelles Port Authority confirmed, that they did not give authorisation for Diamond Ace number 1, to enter the Port of Victoria!
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Grounded Kenyan-flagged fishing vessel Rescue operation postponed until next week
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Super high tide needed to free grounded vessel from reef in Seychelles, official says
National » General | September 1, 2018, Saturday @11:00 | Views: 1195
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Kenyan-flagged vessel grounded in Seychelles freed after a month
National » General | September 28, 2018, Friday @16:21 | Views: 1473
http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/9817/Kenyan-flagged+vessel+grounded+in+Seychelles+freed+after+a+month

Diamond Ace 1 salvaged

Kenyan flagged vessel, Diamond Ace 1, has been salvaged more than a month after it ran aground on a reef in the vicinity of Long and Cerf islands on Friday August 24. The salvage operation was... Read More
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Diamond Ace 1 leaves Port Victoria

13-November-2018
The Kenyan flagged vessel Diamond Ace 1 which ran aground on the reefs on August 24 this year and was successfully pulled out more than a month later on September 27, reportedly left Port Victoria on Saturday.

No other details relating to the departure of the vessel have been made available to the press and all attempts to reach Seychelles Ports Authority officials to get them to comment on matters relating to the departure of the vessel were to no avail yesterday.
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