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MICHEL 8900684

On May 18, 2024, at around 4:00 a.m. LT the cargo m/v 'Mohammed Z' (IMO: 8805078) with 11 crew members, including nine Syrian and two Egyptian nationals, on board sank en route from Istanbul Anchorage to Sulina about 26 nautical off the city of Sfântu Gheorghe in the Black Sea after a collision with the 'Michel', which was en route from Odessa to Varna with a cargo of steel pipes. The Romanian authorities launched an SAR operation and notified two merchant vessels sailing in the area to assist. The 'Michel' rescued eight castaways and took them to Constanta for medical treatment. One of them was suffering from two injuries and has been admitted to the hospital. The Romanian authorities have also deployed a helicopter from the Romania Air Force and two rescue vessels, the 'Artemis' and 'Apollo' from ARSVOM to search the three missing crewmembers. Two police boats have also joined the search. According to a port inspection conducted in Egypt, the vessel had deficiencies, including inoperative safety lamps and improperly maintained life buoys. An investigation into the accident was ongoing with the cooperation of the rescued crew members. The 'Michel' arrived in Varna with structural bow damages on May 19 at 7.20 a.m. UTC.

Freighter repaired and renamed

The "Acorus" which had suffered an engine failure at Alexandria on May 30, 2018, was repaired in Thessaloniki until Dec 28. Being renamed "Michel", it left the port at 9 a.m. and headed to Istanbul, where it called from Dec 30 at 9 p.m. until Dec 31 at 7.30 a.m., before heading to Constanta, ETA Jan 2, 2019.

Disabled freighter under tow to Thessaloniki

The "Acorus" suffered engine failure at Alexandria on May 30, 2018. The tug "Christos XXIV" was appointed in order to tow vessel to Thessaloniki. The towage operation commenced on June 2, ETA Thessaloniki June 9.