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Beached at Aliaga 12.09.25

Anchored in the German Bight

The "Ran", 1943 gt (IMO: 8511940), which had aground on the Weser off Bremerhaven and had anchored there since, left the area on Sep 18 and dropped anchor on Elbe outer roads. On Sep 22 the ship was underway to Antwerp, ETA Sep 23.

Outdated charts - ship aground off Bremerhaven

In the night to Sep 15, 2014, the "Ran" ran aground on the Weser off Bremerhaven. The police boat "Bremen 30" was dispatched to the grounding site to assist. The cargo ship which had sailed from Brake short before midnight, managed to refloat with own power and dropped anchor while investigations were launched which showed that the electronic and paper charts were outdated. The 34 year old master stated that wind and current had pushed the ship aground during an anchoring manoever. The ship was detained by the relevant shipping authority until the defiencies have been removed and the ship was declared seaworthy again. In the run of Sep 15 a pilot should take the ship to port. German report with photo: http://nok-schiffsbilder.de/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=60323