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Supply ship started to list

On Jan 21, 2018, the "Baltic Betina", which serves the Galapagos islands, started to heel to port in the afternoon in the vicinity of San Cristobal Island in the bay of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The authorities declared an emergency, and hours later regained the stability of the ship. Already in November 2017 the ship had already suffered damage to its crane, which prevented it from sailing from Guayaquil to Galapagos with merchandise goods. French report with photo: https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2018/01/21/nota/6579436/carguero-emergencia-islas-galapagos

Crane damage delayed supply trip

The "Vera" arrived at Guayaquil to make her first trip to the Galapagos this week to carry goods that the "Baltic Betina" had not been able to transfer, which had suffered damage to its crane. The ship was loaded in the municipal dock of the Caraguay and sailed with 202 20-ft-containers 26 40-ft-containers and loose merchandise as well as eight cars. Near Puná island, the "Vera" reported a fire on Nov 20, 2017, and had to be towed back to Guayaquil where it arrived at the Contacon dock in the afternoon of Nov 21. The 3,000 tons of cargo destined for the archipelago now were well behind the delivery schedule and enforced the activation of a contingency plan. Transnave, the company responsible for the "Vera", sent a technician to check the damage. If necessary, the "Orca" and the "BAE Calicuchima" will transport perishable food and LPG cylinders to the Galapagos Islands.

90 meter long cargo ship lost power outside Sirevag

The cargo ship "Baltic Betina" were stalling west of Sirevag just before 22.00 hrs on Oct. 17. An hour later the situation was under control. - The situation was not dramatic, says the Rescue Coordination Centre in southern Norway to Aftonbladet late Friday night. The lifeboat "Peter Henry von Koss" from Egersund reached the 90-meter cargo ship. Just above at 23 hrs they were attached a towing spite between the boats and the boat are now transported to the port. - Was the situation ever dramatic? - No, the wind and current carried the ship along the coast to the north, and it was more than three miles from shore.