MT TULIP

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Tanker in distress in Red Sea

The 'Tulip', enroute from Iran to Mumbai, developed a list of 30-35 degrees to starboard side. The Master ordered the crew to wear life jacket and go on deck, but did not send a distress message and moved the ship for 10,5 hours with all hands on deck. After seven hours, he started to pump out a part of the methanol cargo into the sea. The vessel was then anchored, and a tug arranged for towing it to Gujarat port, Mundra or Kandla. All crew except the deck officers had asked for sign off. The 4th engineer was injured on deck on June 9, 2020, but kept on board in sitting position, as he could not lie down with left side ribs having been impacted when a wave hit him. Photo: https://scontent.fham2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/107803139_106717647791325_4061553758250689721_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=NLmOUnE9F7sAX9ea8Fi&_nc_ht=scontent.fham2-1.fna&oh=1fbbd0504ad5aca2e1d78f1e43677865&oe=5F426182

Tanker arrested due to cargo theft

After the "Bon Vent" was arrested in the port of Yuzhniy, Ukraine, the tanker tried to flee without proper procedures, odin.tc reports. The ship was detained in accordance with the decision of Yuzhniy Court by the Ukrainian Coast Guard, and taken back to port. In 2013, a company based in Nikolayev had chartered the "Bon Vent" for the delivery of sunflower oil from Yuzhniy to Dubai. The vessel sailed from Yuzhniy and then disappeared, later reappearing in Iran. The company contacted Iranian authorities, who prevented the offloading of the cargo. Nevertheless, the vessel managed to deliver its cargo of 9000 tons with a value of around $9,000,000 to somebody not mentioned in BL or contract. The vessel was sent to Yuzhniy in May 2014. The Ukrainian company apparently was monitoring the "Bon Vent". When the tanker reappeared in Yuzhniy, the company went to court and got an arrest warrant. On June 12, the vessel was detained by PSC in Yuzhniy for a number of deficiencies.