The 97 meter long freighter Cyprus Cement allided with floating piers and pleasure craft at Levanger, Norway. The Cyprus Cement was proceeding out the port when it suffered a failure with its bow thruster and backed into the marina destroying the docks and boats. No reports of injuries. Reports state damage is to be over 1 million Norwegian Crowns. The Cyprus Cement was detained a short time later by the Norwegian Coast Guard. An investigation into the incident is being conducted.
The 165 meter long, 17042 dwt container ship Godafoss allided with a jetty at while attempting to enter the port of Swinoujscie, Poland. The vessel then went aground and remained stuck until several tugs were able to refloat the vessel. The Godafoss was escorted into the port where divers inspected the hull for damage. No reports of injuries or pollution released. Damage to the jetty was reported around $180,000 (USD). The Godafoss was allowed to leave port the following day as it continued on its voyage to Aarhus.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Coast Guard crews are continuing to respond Monday to a tug that sank in the upper St. Marys River and has been located near lighted buoy 35.
At 3:30 a.m., a search-and-rescue controller at Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., was contacted by the crew of the tug Bill Maier, which was towing three barges and the tug Hammond Bay when the crew lost sight of the Hammond Bay. After securing the barges, the Bill Maier’s crew attempted to locate the lost tug. They reported finding an oil sheen and a life ring from the lost tug, which led them to believe that the tug had sunk.
There was no one aboard the tug Hammond Bay at the time it became lost. The tugs Bill Maier and Hammond Bay are owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Army Corps of Engineers survey vessel Bufe located the sunken tug Hammond Bay in the St. Mary’s River in 37 feet of water with 27 feet of overhead clearance near lighted buoy 35.
The Coast Guard is enforcing a 500 foot safety zone around the sunken tug. Aside from the safety zone, normal traffic movement along the St. Mary’s River has been restored without restriction.
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The Army Corps of Engineers is working on a salvage plan for Hammond Bay.
No pollution was observed by the Coast Guard helocopter crew. The Coast Guard is continually monitoring the situation for any changes.
The Army Corps reports that the Hammond Bay has 200 gallons of diesel fuel and 15 gallons of oil aboard.
The Coast Guard is working with the Army Corps and other partners to minimize any environmental damage and impact to waterways that the sunken tug may present. They are also working on a way to remove the tug.
For more information, contact Lt. j.g. Derek Puzzuoli, Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie public affairs officer, at 906-635-3324.
