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Viking Supply Ships sells anchor handling trio to Canada

Sweden’s Viking Supply Ships has sold three icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessels to the Canadian government. Tor Viking, Balder Viking and Vidar Viking have been sold, with the transaction expected to close by the end of the month. Viking Supply Ships reported a first half-year loss of $40m.

First civilian ship sailed through Northeast Passage in December without escort by a Russian icebreaker

The "Tor Viking" was the first civilian ship to sail through the Northeast Passage in December without being escorted by a Russian nuclear icebreaker. The ice conditions were challenging, and the ship sgot stuck for a few hours. But it managed to get out without assistance. The "Tor Viking" had arrived at the Bering Strait on Nov 28, 2015, and passed the northern tip of Novaya Zemlya on Dec 10. She returned to Landskrona on Dec 19 and sailed to Aberdeen on Jan 4, 2016, for service purposes.

Tor Viking saves distressed mariner

The "Tor Viking" rescued the mariner Emmanuel Wattecamps in distress aboard the 30-foot sailboat "La Chimere" approximately 400 miles south of Cold Bay on Oct 20, 2015. The crew of the vessel contracted under Shell, safely recovered the single hand sailor and his cat. The Coast Guard 17th District watchstanders initially had received an alert from the mariner’s emergency position indicating radio beacon. Watchstanders launched an Air Station Kodiak C-130 Hercules airplane and directed Coast Guard Cutter "Munro" to get underway from Dutch Harbor to assist. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center also launched two MH-60 helicopters and a refueling aircraft for long-range missions to assist with the case. The C-130 arrived on scene and made contact with the distressed mariner who reported that he had no rudder or rigging and was taking on heavy seas. The nearby Shell vessel "Polar Pioneer" dispatched the "Tor Viking" to assist the mariner after being contacted by the C-130 crew. They battled 20-foot seas and gale force winds of 46 mph. The mariner was secured with a harness and was able to jump onto the rigged ladder. Wattecamps had left Dutch Harbour on Oct 15 at 7 p.m. on the way to San Diego. With no wind the first two days he was underway with engine running until the afternoon of Oct 17. In the evening the wind, however, was too strong to let the autopilot steer the boat. But quickly the gusts were so strong that even with a tiny sail he could not slow down enough to be able to continue in a safe manner. He therefore took all the sails down and dropped anchor to wait for the storm to pass. During the night, the boat was hit by a large wave and capsized. The boat took much water, the electrical system and computers, charts, compass and all equipment was destroyed. The GPS and the engine did not work with the solar panels on the deck also broken. Now there was nothing else to do for the sailor than to call for help via his EPIRB. Reports with photos and video: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2614138/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/dramatic-moment-stranded-sailor-tucks-6673046 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3282150/Frenchman-cat-tucked-inside-clothes-makes-daring-leap.html