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Month: August 2012

Recall: Najaden

Recall: Najaden

Photos: Shipspotting.com

On June 2, 2010, the Caland Bridge in the port area of Rotterdam was lowered on the 105 meter long, 3826 dwt freighter Najaden (alt. name Najland)  while the vessel was outward bound in ballast in the Caland Canai. The Najaden was following a car carrier under the bridge, when the bridge was lowered too early and hit the superstructure.  The bridge keeper did not notice the Najaden and lowered the remote operated bridge too early until it struck straight down onto the Najaden’s standard compass bridge.   Everything on the roof top was destroyed.  The funnel and the exhaust gas pipes were blocked causing the vessel to go dead in the water.  The vessel was out of service 8 weeks for repairs.

Video cameras caught the incident below.

 

More photos of the damage from Shipspotting.com.

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Two Aground on the Mississippi

Two Aground on the Mississippi

The towboat Bootsie B was pushing a tow of 28 barges, 13 empty and 15 loaded with cargo, when it ran aground near Greenville.   All the barges and towboat were later refloated.  There were no injuires, damage or pollution released.

The 145 foot long towboat David L. Fields was pushing a barge southbound when the barge ran aground near Brownsville, Minnesota.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.  Officials started emergency dredging operations as sediment has built up in the area where the barge grounded.   As the Mississippi’s water level has dropped to historic lows due to the severe drought, barges have been restricted to drafts less than the normal nine feet.    Officials closed traffic on the Mississippi River at the two locations due to the groundings.

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Kosco 202

Kosco 202

The 52 meter long, 1320 dwt tuboat Kosco 202 and its barge under tow sank off Zambales, Philippines.  The tug was heading to Indonesia from Shanghai, China to deliver the barge when it encountered Typhoon Saola.   The tugboat and barge were quickly overwhelm by 16 to 20 foot waves.  The barge sank and the tug began to sink as the engine room began to fill with water.  The vessel contacted the Philippine Coast Guard requesting assistance.   The seven crew of the Kosco 202 then abandoned ship into the vessel’s rubber liferaft.   The Coast Guard dispatched a 56 meter long rescue vessel to the scene.  The rescuers found the liferaft and were quickly ushered to safety.   The crew were later taken to Subic Bay.   No reports of injuries.

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