MV SCHILLIG
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Fuel pump trouble repaired off North Foreland
The 'Schillig', en route from Frederikshavn to Oran with a cargo of 1.500 tonnes of silico manganese and eight crew members on board, suffered issues with the main engine fuel pump and dropped anchor in position 51 20.650 N, 001 45.883 E, about 12,1 nautical miles from North Foreland on Nov 10. 2021, at 3.15 p.m. Repairs by the crew were completed at 8.015 p.m., and the ship continued its voyage to Oran with an ETA as of Nov 17.
Schillig floating again
The "Schillig", which had grounded in the Strait of Dardanelles due to a rudder failure, was refloated on Nov 8 and dropped anchor off Erenkoy. A previous salvage attempt carried out by the tug "Kurtarma 4" had failed. Turkish reports with photos and videos: http://www.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/canakkale-bogazinda-yuk-gemisi-karaya-oturdu-1467091/ http://www.haberler.com/karaya-oturan-gemiye-sualti-kontrolu-7852286-haberi/ http://www.haberler.com/canakkale-bogazi-nda-yuk-gemisi-karaya-oturdu-2-7850074-haberi/ http://www.haberler.com/canakkale-bogazi-nda-karaya-oturan-gemiyi-kurtarma-7851307-haberi/ http://www.haberler.com/canakkale-bogazi-nda-yuk-gemisi-karaya-oturdu-2-7850212-haberi/ http://www.haberler.com/kuru-yuk-gemisi-karaya-oturdu-2-7850291-haberi/ http://www.haberler.com/canakkale-bogazi-nda-yuk-gemisi-karaya-oturdu-2-7851275-haberi/
Ship still stuck
The "Schillig" ran aground enroute from Connstanta, where she had sailed in the morning of Nov 4, to Casablanca while passing the Dardanelles during the north-south course transit on the wrong side of the fairway on Nov 6, 2015, at 1:31 a.m. in the Nara region at the rocky tip of Kepez Dalyan. The tug "Kurtarma 4" and the lifeboat "Kıyı Emniyeti 9" were dispatched to the site. The ship was actually still being stuck with no rescue forces on site. Turkish report with photo: https://www.kiyiemniyeti.gov.tr/Default.aspx?p=R&pid=317
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