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PERSENK
Casualty
The "Persenk" was in collision with the cargo m/v "Ahmet Can" (IMO: 9368182) in the Marmara Sea on May 18, 2019, at 10.30 a.m. between Marmara island and the port of Tekirdag. Both ships, which were heading towards the Dardanelles, were damaged. The bullkcarrier headded towards Tekordag Anchorage and was moored in pos. 40° 56.99' N 027° 32.58' E at 12.30 p.m. Th "Ahmet Can" also dropped anchor off Tekirdag in pos. 40° 58.04' N 027° 32.43' E. The "Persenk" was en route from Istanbul to Ashdod, the "Ahmet Can"! from Istanbul to Izmir.
ILMENAU
Casualty
On May 18, 2019, the "Ilmenau" 1657 ts (EU-No.: 04001860), ran aground on the Elbe along with a pushed barge between Geesthacht and Hamburg underneath the lock of Geesthacht, sailing river upstream from Hamburg where it had leaft at 10.30 a.m. The fairway was blocked by the vessels. It was intended to refloat them with own power with the next high tide in the afternoon. Around 3 p.m. the ships were floating again and proceeded from Geesthacht at 3.45 p.m. Tbey erthed in Schwarnebeckat 5.25 p.m. Probably they were sailing too cose to the shore. German report with photos: https://www.ln-online.de/Lokales/Lauenburg/Schubschiff-blockiert-bei-Geesthacht-die-Elbe
CONTI CHIVALRY
Casualty
The "Conti Chivalry" was in collision with the Chinese "Zhe Xin Hang" 17 miles east of Hong Kong in position 22 04 17 N, 114 21 06 E on April 16, 2019. Both vessels suffered damage, and diesel was spilling into the sea. A Portuguese investigation team, in conjunction with its Chinese counterpart research team was gathering evidence to assess the incident.
NEW BEGINNING
Casualty
Nine crew members of the "New Beginning" were evacuated from board on May 17/18 in the Ngo Bay, New Caledonia, where the ship was anchored since May 12. The cause of the evacuation unknown, but a medical assistance was mentioned.
PONT AVEN
Casualty
The "Pont Aven" berthed at the CIBB Shipyard in Brest again on May 18 at 8.30 a.m. after encountering a hydraulic problem with one of Pthe two steering gear systems during manoeuvres in the morning of May 17 in the port of Roscoff, following her overnight crossing from Plymouth which departed on the evening of May 16. In Roscoff all passengers disembarked safely and on schedule. As a consequence of reduced steering capacity in one of two steering systems the ferry was not able to complete her rotation from Roscoff to Cork and will be available for scheduled services between the UK and Spain only next week. The "Pont-Aven"’s engineers were alerted to low oil pressure in the starboard steering gear. An oil leak was identified which caused the pressure loss and a reduction in steering capacity. After in-depth investigationss the "Pont-Aven" sailed under her own steam to Brest for repairs to the affected steering system The previous engine problem, which reduced the ship’s speed from 24 knots to 20 knots, was unrelated to the current steering gear issue. The Brittany Ferries’ vessel "Armorique" was be reassigned to the Roscoff-Cork route during the weekend.
SPIRIT OF COLOMBO
Scrapped
sold to Breakers 470 USD/TO As is Singapore, with fuel for sub cont delivery included
SOLEY SIGURJCNS
Casualty
On May 17, 2019, the "Sóleyja Sigurjón" suffered a fire in the engine room in the Denmark Strait, 90 miles north of Iceland, and issued a mayday call at 9.12 p.m. The patrol boat "Týr" headed towards the casualty to investigate the conditions aboard the vessel. The rescue vessel "Sigurvin", which was launched from Siglufjörður with two firefighters on board, was stood down after the fire seemed to be put out by activating the fire extinguishing system. The trawler "Múlaberg" rendezvoused with the shrimp trawler as well as the "Múlabergið" and helicopter "TF Líf" at 11.40 p.m. Smke divers of the "Týr" entered the engine room after its arrival on May 18 around 4 a.m. to assess the conditions and find remaining hot spots in the morning of May 18. It was then decided that the "Múlaberg" would tow the disabled trawler to shore. Two of the eight crewmembers were taken aboard the "TF Lif" and taken to Akureyri aboard the helicopter. Icelandic report with photo: https://kvotinn.is/soley-sigurjons-dregin-land-eftir-eldsvoda/ http://www.lhg.is/frettir-og-fjolmidlar/frettasafn/frettayfirlit/vidburdarikir-solarhringar
FV CARLA
Casualty
The "Carla" suffered an engine breakdown 24 miles west of South Uist in position 57 02 04.7 N, 008 12 11.9 W, on May 17, 2019, at 10.45 a.m. with a crew of 16 on board. The AHTS "Ievoli Black" was tasked to asissist on request of DCPSO and later stood down, after repairs were completed at 12,30 a.m. and the vessel resumed its voyage.
AHMET CAN
Casualty
The bulkcarrier "Persenk" (IMO: 9578995) was in collision with the "Ahmet Can" in the Marmara Sea on May 18, 2019, at 10.30 a.m. between Marmara island and the port of Tekirdag. Both ships, which were heading towards the Dardanelles, were damaged. The bullkcarrier headded towards Tekordag Anchorage and was moored in pos. 40° 56.99' N 027° 32.58' E at 12.30 p.m. Th "Ahmet Can" also dropped anchor off Tekirdag in pos. 40° 58.04' N 027° 32.43' E. The "Persenk" was en route from Istanbul to Ashdod, the "Ahmet Can"! from Istanbul to Izmir.
SAGAR SAMPADA
Casualty
The repair work on the "Sagar Sampada" which was undertaken by about three contractors of the owners, the Shipping Corporation of India, was progressing well at the Q10 berth of the Cochin port Some of the power cables intended for replacement were still being awaited, as they had to be imported. The work of the damaged bulkheads, fabrication of steel sheets, pipes for replacement was also underway. The owners were expecting the repairs to be completed by mid-June 2019 for undertaking research work with the onset of the southwest monsoon in the western coast of India.
