The 132 meter long, 4640 dwt tanker Volgoneft 121 went aground on Nizhnyaya Sheksna River near the 545 kilometer mark. The Vologneft 121 was attempting to drop anchor in the fog when it struck bottom. The tanker suffered damage to its hull with its ballast tanks breached suffering water ingress. No reports of injuires or pollution released. The Volgoneft was en route to St. Petersburg, Russia from Yaroslavl with 4267 tons of gasoline.
The 88 meter long, 2954 dwt freighter Efstratios went aground in the Aegean Sea near Agia Marina, Greece. The vessel suffered no hull breaches and no reports of water ingress. Attempts to refloat itself failed as the Efstratios was hard aground requiring the assistance of a salvage tug. No injuries or pollution released. The Efstratios was en route to an unreported Greek port with a cargo of sunflower.
One half of the self-propelled tanker barge Anna Soraya was towed into Ijmuiden by the tug Ferox on September 6. The Anna Soraya had broke-in-two in the Bay of Biscay with the bow section sinking.
A 25 meter long, 250 ton section of the Rena broke off and sank into the water during rough seas this week (Visible in the photo above). The section held salvage equipment including cutting equipment worth thousands of dollars. Reports state the equipment will be recovered by divers and the the section will be cut-up and removed.
Two fishing vessels sank in Breaksea Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand after filling with rainwater. The oyster boat Karaka and the fishing vessel Michelle had been moored together when they sank spilling some 100 litres of fuel and oil into the water. Authorities state the pollution was dispersed by strong winds and waves. No one was on board the vessels at the time of the sinking.
United States Coast Guard Crews work on removing the grounded 202 foot long freighter Jireh. The Jireh’s hull had deteriorated making salvage impossible. The response crew are working to lift the freighter off the beach and refloat it a short distance to a site where it will be allowed to sink. More on the grounding can be read here.
