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Unknown Fishing Vessels Aground

Unknown Fishing Vessels Aground

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Photo: dimsumdaily.hk

On the early morning of November 3, an unnamed fishing vessel ran aground in Praia Grande Bay (Nam Van) on Macau Island near the the Macao-Taipa Bridge. The fishing vessel had allided with the protective barrier of the Macao-Taipa Bridge before running ashore a short distance. Authorities dispatched a vessel which rescued all four crew on board the fishing vessel. Authorities found the vessel had released some oil pollution into the water and deployed oil barriers and absorption pads around the fishing vessel. The fishing vessel did not pose any risk to navigation in the area. No reports of injuries.

Photo: RNLI

On the early morning of November 1, an unnamed fishing vessel ran aground in the Corran narrows of Loch Linnhe along the coast of Ardgour near Corran, Scotland. The fishing vessel had suffered steering issues and ran hard aground on the ebb tide. The Stornoway coastguard requested the RNLI lifeboat out of Oban to assist. The lifeboat arrived on scene and arrange to refloat the fishing vessel on the rising tide. The fishing vessel had suffered some water ingress into its hold requiring a dewatering pump. The lifeboat pulled the fishing vessel free and towed it into deeper water. Reports state the fishing vessel was able to proceed under its own power to Corpach where it would be inspected for damage. No reports of injuries or pollution released.

Welt ahoi!

Welt ahoi!

Welt ahoi!
Photo: hl-live.de

On the afternoon of November 4, the 37 meter long ro-ro passenger ferry Welt ahoi! (MMSI: 218013580) allided with another ferry on the Trave River at Travemünde, Germany.  The Welt ahoi! had become disabled and allided with the 36.5 meter ferry Travemünde (IMO:211513530). The Travemünde, which had been loading cars and passengers, stopped and came to the help of the Welt ahoi!. The Travemünde pushed the Welt ahoi! until it was moored at the pier.  There were no passengers onboard the Welt ahoi! at the time.

Reports state the Welt ahoi! was testing the vessel’s drive system at the time of the incident. That system suffered a complete failure resulting in loss of steering. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.

Humadivi

Humadivi

Humadivi
Photo: binnenvaartinbeeld.com

On the morning of October 12, the 67 meter long self-propelled barge Humadivi (MMSI: 205419480) sank on the Meuse off Borgharen, Belgium. The Humadivi had departed from Bosscherveld with a cargo of white sand when it run into issues on the Meuse.  The barge was caught by strong currents and was pulled into an open gate on the Borgharen weir.  The stern of the Humadivi became wedge in the opening allowing the river to quickly flood into the vessel’s holds and later sinking the barge. The two crew on board were safely rescued and were unharmed.

Humadivi
Photo: swzmaritime.nl

An initial salvage with towlines was attempted, but it failed to budge the Humadivi from the bottom. Another attempt dredged around the barge, removed the cargo hatches and lightered the remaining cargo of sand, but the Humadivi could not be lifted. Several days later additional pumps and a winch cable system were able to free the vessel from the weir. The Humadivi was pulled away where it was towed to Beatrixhaven.  There the vessel was completely pumped free of water so a crane could lift and place it atop another barge so it can be taken to a shipyard for repairs. Reports state most of the cargo of white sand had been washed away during the incident.

An inspection of the weir found it sustained little to no damage and the opening was closed allowing the water level to rise on the Meuse. Reports state vessel traffic could be resumed on October 19.