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Month: September 2013

Abdullah

Abdullah

FORTUNE_CLOUD

The 185 meter long, 45653 dwt bulk freighter Abdullah collided with the 178 meter long, 34070 dwt bulk freighter Fortune Cloud at the outer anchorage off Chittagong, Bangladesh.  The Fortune Cloud had its hull bottom ruptured allowing water ingress into the engine room.  The flooding could not be stopped and the Fortune Cloud sank until the vessel’s hull was resting on the seabed.  The Abdullah also suffered hull damage.   No reports of injuries or pollution released.   A tugboat and naval vessel were dispatched to the scene to aid in the rescue efforts.

Abdullah

 

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Erhan Araz

Erhan Araz

Photo: denizgazete.com
Photo: denizgazete.com

The 60 meter long, 3784 dwt freighter Erhan Araz went aground in the Bosphorus Strait near Beykoz, Turkey.  The Erhan Araz was going upstream from Diliskelesi to Novorossiysk with 3400 tons of steel when it suffered a steering malfunction.  The freighter’s rudder had failed and vessel ran ashore into a marina.   Several local fishing boats were damaged or sank.  No reports of injuries.  Tugs were dispatched to refloat the Erhan Araz.  No reports of pollution released.   Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

 

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