The fishing vessel Mother Fathima collided with an anchor cable of the dreger Kamal XXXIII near the harbour of Kochi, India. The port control contacted the Coast Guard that the Mother Fathima had collided and was sinking. The Coast Guard deployed its interceptor boat which rescued 4 crewmen of the fishing vessel. The Mother Fathima was reported totally sank. No further details reported.
Reports state the 122 meter long, 902 dwt passenger ship Kong Harald had damaged its hull while crossing the Lepsøyrevet. The Kong Harald had left Alesund with 226 people on board heading towards Molde, Norway. When the vessel reached midway, it struck bottom. The Lepsøyrevet area has shallow areas of 5.4 meters deep at low tide while the Kong Harald hull reaches 5 meters underwater. When divers did an inspection, the damage was significant with two bottom tanks holed. Passengers were informed they would be transferred to other forms of transport including bus, plane or ship. Many passengers had planned a 11 day cruise of the Norwegian coast on the Kong Harald. The Kong Harald is set to be dry docked for repairs. No reports of injuries or pollution being reported.
The 11,200 dwt boxship OOCL Finland collided with the 3148 dwt freighter Tyumen-2 on the Kiel Canal near Fischerhuette. The two vessels were approaching each other in dense fog when the OOCL Finland’s bow struck the wheelhouse of the Tyumen-2 causing it to be torned off. There were 4 men on the wheelhouse deck at the time of the collision. The pilot and a channel controller were killed. Two crewmen from the Tyumen-2 were seriously injured. The Tyumen-2 drifted until it grounded blocking the canal. The OOCL Finland suffered minor damage to the bow and several containers were damaged. The OOCL Finland continued on to Rendsburg while the Tyumen-2 had to be towed to Fischerhuette to allow canal traffic to continue. Reports state that the 4000 dwt tanker Clipper Sund and another vessel ran into the canal embankment to avoid colliding with the wrecked vessels.