Bulk Carrier Rescued After Being Disabled & Adrift in Bering Sea

At 12:15 AM on December 3, crew onboard the M/V GOLDEN SEAS reported to the coast guard that the vessel was adrift, in 20 foot seas 50 miles north of Adak Island.
The crew reported that the turbocharger on the ship’s single propulsion engine had failed and without it the ship’s engine was unable to turn propeller with sufficient power to hold the vessel in place or make headway in the severe weather.

When the weather died down the bulk carrier was able to use what little power it had to steer away from land, moving at about 3 mph.
a Department of Environmental Conservation ETS Procedures Manual & Appendix A – January 2009: V002
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Source: The Maritime Executive