Discover the Mv-Discovery-Bay: Ratings & Maritime News

On February 24, 2014, the Atlantic maritime prefecture successfully marked a wayward container located eight miles off the coast of Ile d'Yeu. This container, along with 14 others, was lost overboard from the cargo vessel 'Discovery Bay' on February 8 while it was navigating from Santa Marta to Flushing. The 'Discovery Bay' docked at Flushing on February 10. In response to the incident, a Dauphin helicopter equipped with a CEPPOL team was dispatched from the Naval Air Station Lann Bihoué, operating out of La Rochelle. The magnetic marker was deployed at 3:00 p.m. ET, enabling real-time tracking of the drifting container. Efforts to recover the container will proceed once weather conditions improve. After a brief stop in Dover from February 13 to 14, the 'Discovery Bay' continued its journey, remaining at Waal Port Rotterdam from February 14 to 18 before setting sail towards Willemstad. For further details, you can view the French report here: http://www.premar-atlantique.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/marquage-conteneur-derivant-large-ile-yeu.html