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Arklow Resolve

Arklow Resolve

Arklow Resolve
Photo: kustbevakningen.se

The 90 meter long, 4868 dwt cargo vessel Arklow Resolve became disabled off Marstrand, Sweden. The cargo vessel was bound for Sevilla from Gothenburg when it suffered engine failure.  Unable to make repairs, the Arklow Resolve went adrift in heavy sea with waves reaching 4 meters in height.  Authorities were alerted and dispatched two patrol boats to the scene.  The patrol boats took the Arklow Resolve under tow and proceeded to Dana Fjord near Gothenburg.  There the cargo vessel dropped anchor where it will undergo repairs to the main engine.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.

Hazar

Hazar

Hazar
Photo: haber7.com

The 173 meter long, 26052 dwt cargo vessel Hazar went adrift on the Bosphorus near Çengelköy, Turkey.  The Hazar had suffered a malfunction and became disabled and drifted towards the shoreline.  The crew was able to restore power and reversed engines before dropping anchor.  The Hazar then proceeded to a nearby anchorage where it was met by turkish patrol boats.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.  The Hazar was en route to Livorno from Aradeniz.

Volcán de Teneguía

Volcán de Teneguía

Volcán de Teneguía
Photo: twitter

The 145 meter long, 7341 dwt ro-ro cargo vessel Volcán de Teneguía became disabled off Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. The vessel was en route to Santa Cruz from Cádiz when it suffered a fire in the engine room. The crew was able to contain the fire quickly, but the fire had damaged the main engine.  Without power the Volcán de Teneguía went adrift.  Authorities dispatched response vessels to the scene.  The pollution control vessel Miguel de Cervantes arrived on scene and took the cargo vessel under tow.  The vessels proceeded to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria where it arrived the following day.  No reports of injuries or pollution released.