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Month: November 2024

Silba

Silba

Silba
Photo: slobodnadalmacija.hr

On the afternoon of November 21, the 36.5 meter long, 363 gt catamaran passenger ferry Silba (IMO: 8843927) ran ashore in the Adriatic Sea at Božava, Croatia. The Silba was attempting to berth at Božava when it suffered a technical fault. The vessel drifted until it ran aground on the breakwater. Locals provided a ramp to allow passengers to disembark.  No reports of injuries or pollutoin released. Later, the crew was able to move the Silba off the breakwater and moored at Božava where it would be inspected for seaworthiness.

Silba
Photo: slobodnadalmacija.hr

 

CMT 252

CMT 252

CMT 252
Photo: Mobile Fire-Rescue

On the late morning of November 13, the barge CMT 252 caught fire on the Mobile River near the Cochrane-Africatown bridge in Mobile, Alabama. The 17 meter long towboat Judson B (MMSI: 367004950) was pushing a string of barges when the CMT 252 loaded with a cargo of crushed cars started to billow out dense smoke. The Judson B pulled the CMT 252 away from the other barges a distance away as local firefighters dispatched a fire boat along with a drone with thermal cameras. Assisted by the 28 meter long tugboat Lisa Cooper, the fire fighters contained the blaze later the same day.

No reports of injuries. Damage to the barge was not reported.

 

The Mighty Quinn / Arctic Dawn

The Mighty Quinn / Arctic Dawn

Mighty Quinn
Photo: theday.com

On the morning of November 18, there was a report that the 240 foot long, 2338 gt barge Mighty Quinn ran aground on a sandbar on the Thames River near Gales Ferry, Connecticut. Reports stated there were no injuries and no pollution released, but there was a mistake. The vessel stranded was not the barge but the 35 meter long, 485 gt tugboat Arctic Dawn (IMO: 7404047).  The Arctic Dawn had been pushing the empty barge Mighty Quinn from Ledyard when it struck the sandbar.  The tugboat remained stuck for several hours until it could be freed. No reports of damage on the Arctic Dawn.

No further details were reported.