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Ferry breached on rock
On Feb 6, 2020, at 11 a.m. the 'Giraglia', serving the route between Santa Teresa and Bonifacio, struck a rock some minutes after leaving Gallura. The hull was breached on a length of eight meters and a width of 40 centimeters. The pumps could cope with the flooding, while the ferry returned to the dock. It was listing to port side, and the 69 passengers and the crew except one officer were disembarked. There were no injuries or oil spills, but the ferry connection between the two islands was suspended, being the only ferry that connects Corsica and Sardinia during the winter months. The ship was sidelined in the port of Santa Teresa di Gallura. Divers were sent down to check the hull. An oil boom was laid out. The accident occurred during the first departure of the ferry after two days of enforced stop due to bad weather, and with the ship being fully loaded with passengers and vehicles. The La Maddalena port authority, which has jurisdiction over Santa Teresa Gallura, immediately began investigating the accident. The crew of the 'Giraglia' spent the night ashore for safety reasons. On Feb 7 technicians were sent from Olbia in order to start repairs to enable the ferry to be towed to Livorno for permanent repairs. On May 1, it was decided that the ferry of the Moby group should not go back into service due to the serious damage such as deep gashes. Moby thus has decided not to carry out the necessary repairs and to put up the ship on sale. Italian report with photo: https://www.cagliaripad.it/437731/santa-teresa-gallura-squarcio-di-8-metri-sul-moby-giraglia/
Giraglia suffered another mishap
In the morning of May 2 the "Giraglia" suffered a failure of one of the engines which forced the ferry to return to Longonsardo in Santa Teresa shortly after 7 a.m. On board were 60 passengers who were disembarked after the shio returned to port. The ship was released by Rina after repairs in the evening. Already on April 24, the "Giraglia" had suffered a mooring accident at Bonifacio.
Allision in Bonifacio
In the evening of Apr 24, 2017, at 7.30 p.m. the "Giraglia", coming from Santa Teresa di Gallura, where she had sailed an hour ago, struck the wharf at Bonifacio upon entering port. An engine failure was the cause of the accident. No passenger was injured, but the hull was damaged, and the ferry could not continue its rotations. On Apr 25 the ship was to be inspected.
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