BBC AMETHYST

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Allision in Kiel-Holtenau

Enroute from Norrköping to Rotterdam the "BBC Amethyst" allided with a lock of the Kiel Canal in Kiel-Holtenau in the morning of April 7, 2019. At 6.45 a.m. the ship was about to enter the large Northern lock. But the speed was too high and the angle to too steep, so that the port side hit the roof of the control center of the locks, damaging it on a length of 4-5 meters. Also a part of the quay and the fender pontoons inside the lock suffered damage. Insiden the building were two persons who escaped unarmed. The damage was estimated to be in a five digit range. The police launched an investigation against the 51 year old piot. The lock could still be used. The ship continued the voyage at 9 a.m. and arrived in Rotterdam on April 9 at 10.15 a.m. Photo: https://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23&p=158439#p158439

BBC Chartering takes delivery of newbuilding with lifting capacity of 800 tonnes

The 14,360 dwt BBC Amethyst is the second delivery of a series of 14 planned newbuildings. Like the previously delivered BBC Amber she offers a combined lifting capacity of 800 tonnes (with two cranes capable of lifting 400 tonnes each). This vessel type is currently at the pinnacle of the company’s heavy lift fleet portfolio.