Captain and Crew of Monjasa Tanker Receive Lloyd's List Seafarer of the Year Award

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday December 20, 2016

The Monjasa Group (Monjasa) Monday announced that Lloyd’s List has awarded the captain and crew on board the Monjasa-controlled vessel M/T Accra with the Seafarer of the Year 2016 award for carrying out a rescue operation off East Africa in July.

While transiting the Mozambique Channel on July 4, Accra is said to have picked up a mayday call and observed distress rockets fired from the five crew aboard the offshore vessel MS Fiona, which was experiencing a total blackout and had been drifting for 24 hours with no power, no long distance communication, and no propulsion available.

In response, Accra made plans with Monjasa’s technical ship management company Montec for emergency towing and the evacuation of the five Fiona crew members if required.

Accra remained on scene for nearly 48 hours, providing moral support, communication, and food to crew of the distressed vessel.

Early on July 6, a fishing vessel arrived with batteries and tools from shore enabling Fiona to regain power and propulsion.

"Monjasa’s shipping department wishes to salute the captain and crew on M/T Accra for handling the situation perfectly and in a very professional manner," stated the company.

"Clearly, their actions made a huge difference and seeing a successful conclusion to a serious situation like this makes it well worth all the efforts."