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Month: February 2011

Freighter Lady Rana ashore

Freighter Lady Rana ashore

 

The 81-meter long, 2822 dwt freighter Lady Rana went ashore on the coast in Sharjah, UAE.   The vessel was moored off shore when heavy swells of 3 to 4 meter waves and winds of 54kph  pounded the vessel until it lost it’s anchor lines.   All the crew onboard were able to save themselves by using a rope ladder as the vessel was close to the shoreline.  The Lady Rana now rests just 300 feet from the freighter Sea Mermid which went ashore earilier this month (see photo).   Salvage will be difficult as the Lady Rana went over several rocks resulting with many holes in the hull.

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Gregory Petrovsky Sinks

Gregory Petrovsky Sinks

The freighter Grigoriy Petrovskiy (Gregory Petrovsky) sank at the port of Poti, Georgia during a strong storm.   The vessel had lost control during the storm and struck a pier causing the hull nearly to break-in-two.   The vessel also holed in one of its tanks resulting in water ingress.    All 11 crew members onboard were rescued.    The Greogry Petrovsky has released pollution into the port.    The pollution is most likely from the 35 tons of fuel onboard when the vessel sank.   Reports state the vessel had no cargo onboard when the storm struck.

Mississippi River Collision

Mississippi River Collision

A towing vessel and a barge collided near Port Allen, Louisiana on the Mississippi River.   The barge was loading vacuum gas oil when it was struck by the towing vessel.   Reports state that 2,100 gallons of oil was released into the river, but does not pose any health risks.   The Coast Guard is investigating the accident.

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