On January 2, the 201.5 meter long, 35848 dwt container ship MSC Gianna III (IMO: 9152856) became disabled in the Çanakkale Strait off Kumkale, Turkey. The MSC Gianna III departed from Italy bound for Tekirdağ when it suffered machinery failure and went adrift.
Turkish authorities were alerted and dispatched the 496 gt tugboat Kurtarma 17 (IMO: 9942990) and 235 dwt tugboat Kurtarma 18 (IMO: 9974890) to assist. The tugs took the container ship under tow and proceeded to the Karanlık Liman Anchorage. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
On the afternoon of January 1, the fishing vessel Chant du Loup went aground in the English Channel just outside the harbor of Dieppe, France. The Chant du Loup had contacted the Gris-Nez Regional Operational Surveillance and Rescue Center (CROSS) that the fishing vessel had become disabled. The vessel’s propeller had been entangled with a net and was unable to maneuver.
The SNSM dispatched the 18 meter long lifeboat SNS 080 (MMSI: 227002990) to assist. While the lifeboat was headed to the Chant du Loup, a nearby fishing vessel came to their aid. The fishing vessel attached a towline and proceeded back to Dieppe. Approximately 15 kilometers off Dieppe, the towline parted and the Chant du Loup went adrift. The lifeboat was on scene and took over the tow of the Chant du Loup.
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By evening, the lifeboat and the Chant du Loup had reached the entrance to the Dieppe when the towline parted again. Before another towline could be attached, the fishing vessel was driven onto the breakwater. The fishing vessel suffered hull damage and water ingress, but the area was to hazardous for other vessels to approach. The French Navy deployed a Dauphin helicopter which evacuated all 5 crew members off the Chant du Loup. Reports state the crew were given medical care once back on shore.
Reports state the Chant du Loup had partially sunk by the stern. The salvage of the vessel is now under the Seine-Maritime Maritime and Coastal Delegation.
On the early morning of January 1, the 82 meter long self-propelled passenger ship Sans Souci (MMSI: 269055879) collided with a pilot boat on the Elbe River near the entrance to the lock to the Kiel Canal at Brunsbüttel, Germany. The Sans Souci was headed to Kiel from Hamburg with 69 passengers and 23 crew when it approached Brunsbüttel. Conditions were rough on the Elbe with winds reaching 40 knots and waves around 3 meters making the transfer of a pilot quite difficult. During the transfer of the pilot, the pilot boat bumped into the Sans Souci resulting in multiple cabin windows being smashed. Water began to flood the unoccupied passenger cabins. To slow down the water ingress, the vessel entered the southern Brunsbüttel lock.
The vessel would pass into the Kiel Canal where authorities detained the Sans Souci until repairs could be completed. Afterward being certified seaworthy, the vessel proceeded on its journey to Kiel. One passenger would not continue on the journey suffering shock during the incident. Reports state the vessel will require additional cleanup for those cabins that suffered water ingress.
