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Pipe change off Dungeness
The 'Aeolos', en route from Szczecin, Poland to Gíjon with a cargo of cooked, needed to change a pipe in vicinity 50 50 N, long 001 49 E about eight nautical miles southeast of Dungeness on Feb 25, 2022. The vessel called the Vessel Traffic Service to inform that it wuld stop the engines to change a pipe for 20 minutes at 07.45 a.m. After the repair works were completed by the crew, the vessel resumed it voyage at around 08.15 a.m. with an ETA as of Feb 27.
Bulkcarrier anchored off Piraeus
On Jan 13 at 7.45 a.m. the 'Aeolos' was safely anchored off Piraeus in pos. 37° 54.46' N 023° 33.77' E following a difficult salvage operation which started a week ago when a rudder failure hit the ship with a crew of 23 on board during a storm blowing with wind force 10 north-east of Cape Malea on Jan 6. The two tugs 'Vernicos Sifnos' (IMO: 9420435), and 'Alexander' (IMO: 9020405) of Med Tugs managed to tow the ship to a safe mooring where the mechanical damage will be investigated. The tugs remained on standby. On Jan 14 around 9 a.m. they were joined by the tugs ‘Ifestos 2‘ (IMO: 7811525)‚Chrisos XLii‘ (IMO: 8127921), and ‘Karapiperis New Gene‘ (IMO: 9080663), and the bulkcarrier was pulled to a mooring at Ampelakia. Report with photo: https://maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=42672
Tugs waiting for weather improvement to tow bulkcarrier to safety
The 'Aeolos' continued to drift in heavy weather south of the Peloponnese. However, it has been secured to the tug ''Vernicos Sifnos' (IMO: 9420435), which sailed from Piraeus on Jan 6. Also the 'Alexander' (IMO: 9020405) was in the vicinity on Jan 11. The towage will begin once the weather has eased. Winds in the area have reached 10 on the Beaufort scale. Also, the stricken vessel is fully laden with a cargo of steel products, bound from Gebze to Malta, with 22 crew members on board.
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