Taka Atoll

Worry for damage from grounded vessel

By Journal on January 17, 2019 Chinese-flagged, Ou Ya Leng No. 6, Taka Atoll News Archive

Since a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel grounded at Taka Atoll two weeks ago, the RMI government has taken steps to identify and deal with the environmental effects caused by the stranded 308-foot vessel. Ou Ya Leng No. 6 hit the reef at Taka, an uninhabited atoll next to Utrok, on January 3 and remains stuck on […]

Fish carrier hits Taka reef

By Journal on January 10, 2019 aground, Ben Graham, fish carrier, Ou Ya Leng No. 6, Sam Lanwi, Shen Lian Cheng 737, Taka Atoll News Archive

GIFF JOHNSON The 24-man crew of a Chinese-flagged fish carrier vessel that ran aground last week at Taka Atoll in the northern Marshall Islands was rescued over the weekend by Marshall Islands Sea Patrol’s Lomor patrol boat and a Chinese fishing vessel. The crew of the Ou Ya Leng No. 6, a Chinese-flagged fish carrier, […]