SST
The 183 meter long, 42512 bulk freighter SST was reported aground near Singapore. Salvagers were contacted to help refloat the vessel. No further details reported.
Flash
The 292 meter long, 177996 dwt bulk freighter Flash ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea near the Galite Islands, Tunisia. The freighter was en route to Taranto from Baltimore with 126,000 metric tonnes of coal when it struck bottom. The Flash suffered structural damage to multiple ballast tanks along with the engine room. No reports of injuries to the 23 crew on board and no pollution has been released. Salvagers plan to pump out the fuel and lighter some of the coal cargo before attempting to refloat the Flash. Malta authorities are conducting an investigation into the incident.
Recall: TK Bremen
On December 16, 2011, the 109 meter long, 6605 dwt freighter TK Bremen went ashore in the Bay of Biscay along the Quiberon peninsula near Etel River, France. After an inspection of the vessel, the damage was too severe and salvage was not cost effective. Thus, a scrapping operation began onsite where the freighter was beached. The greatest concern to scrapping the vessel was to avoid any environmental damage as the TK Bremen rested in a nature reserve. Scrapping began in earnest after workers removed the remaining 220 tons of fuel oil still within the vessel’s tanks. Forty workers spent two-weeks around the clock to dismantle the vessel. By January 23, 2012, the TK Bremen had been reduced to scrap metal leaving just a small section of the bow in the water. Special machines were brought in to recover any smaller pieces of metal which was completed in February. By April, the beach was restored back near to its natural state before the operations began. Reports state the cost of scrapping and removing the freighter was over 10,000,000 euros .
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