EF AVA

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Engine trouble off Hartlepool

The 'EF Ava', en route from Torshavn to Immingham with 13 crew members on board, encountered problems with its engine in position 54 52 22.2N, 000 16 31.2W, about 33 nautical miles, off Hartlepool on Agu 22, 2021. Engineers requested the vesel to be slowed down to investigate the engine issues. The issue with the shaft generator, however, did not affect the main engine. The vessel continued its voyage to Immingham with an ETA as of Aug 23.

Captain died in fall on board

The Polish captain of the "EF Ava", sailing on charter to Eimskip, has died in heavy seas when the ship was enroute from Argentia, Newfoundland to Reykjavík, on Jan 29, 2019. He fell and hit his head when a large wave broke over the bow of the ship. The ship sent out an emergency call 700 miles away from Reykjavík. At that distance, it was not possible to send a helicopter out to airlift the captain to hospital. He passed away before the ship moved within helicopter range of land. The vessel berthed at the Sundahoefn Container Terminal in Reykjavík on Jan 31 at 9.20 p.m.

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