Survey Ship Abandoned After Grounding off Italy

The Fugro Mercator, flying the Bahamian flag, was engaged in seabed monitoring operations. The incident on Saturday evening

Recovery operation by the Portoferraio Master's Office: the 42-meter boat ended up on the rocks after getting closer to shelter from bad weather

This is an oceanographic vessel, the Fugro Mercator, flying the Bahamian flag, engaged in seabed monitoring operations. It would have gotten too close to the coast.

Survey Ship Abandoned After Grounding off Italy

The Italian Coastguard is reporting that 11 people were successfully evacuated after the Dutch-owned survey ship Fugro Mercator grounded. Reports from...

Crew evacuated, salvage preparations underway for storm-hit Fugro survey vessel

Fugro’s geophysical survey vessel Fugro Mercator ran aground on the north coast of Elba, western Italy, during stormy weather.

Survey Vessel Runs Aground Off Northern Coast Of Italy’s Elba

Authorities, local officials, and international salvage experts have now begun preparations for a recovery operation to refloat the vessel.