Classification
- Incident Type: Sinking
- Severity: High
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vessel Name | Pachacamac |
| Vessel Type | Tug |
| Flag State | St. Vincent and the Grenadines [VC] |
| IMO Number | 9571480 |
| Gross Tonnage | 272 |
| LOA (m) |
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 2014-12-26 |
| Location | Off Mollendo, Peru |
| Region | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | -17.0293, -72.0155 |
| Fatalities | |
| Injuries | |
| Missing | 1 |
Key facts
- Pachacamac sank on 26 December 2014 after striking a submerged rock off Mollendo, Peru.
- The tug was reported as St. Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged, 272 GT, IMO 9571480.
- Two crew members were rescued.
- One crew member remained missing and was believed to be trapped in the wreck; divers searched the following day.
Narrative
The ESYS casualty digest reported that Pachacamac, a St. Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged tug of 272 GT and IMO 9571480, sank on 26 December 2014 after striking a submerged rock off the Peruvian port of Mollendo. Two crew members were rescued, while a third remained missing and was believed to be trapped in the wreck. Divers were reported to have searched for the missing crew member on 27 December.
This secondary account establishes the reported sinking, location, vessel identity, and one missing person. It does not state whether the missing crew member was later recovered or declared dead, and it provides no official investigation findings, injury count, damage estimate, pollution assessment, or fuller account of the casualty sequence. The fatalities and injuries fields therefore remain blank.
Sequence of events
| Date/time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2014-12-26 | Pachacamac struck a submerged rock and sank off Mollendo, Peru. |
| 2014-12-26 | Two crew members were rescued and one was reported missing. |
| 2014-12-27 | Divers searched for the missing crew member in the wreck. |
Investigation
No official investigation report has been identified in the available material. The incident details on this page come from a secondary ESYS casualty digest, which does not resolve the later status of the missing crew member.