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North Sea Collision

October 13, 2010 | Collision

Tanker Mindoro

The Greek tanker Mindoro collided with the Cypriot container vessel Jork Ranger near Scheveningen, Netherlands. The Mindoro was loaded with jet fuel which leaked from a hole above the waterline. The vessel was able to stop the leaking by pumping the fuel into an undamaged tank. The pollution released is not a severe risk as it is expected to evaporate. The Jork Ranger sailing from St. Petersburg continued towards Rotterdam. The Mindoro was heading for anchorage off Scheveningen. The reason for the collision has not been reported, but the weather was clear and waves were around 1 meter.

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Dry cargo vessel Nordland aground

October 12, 2010 | Grounding

Dry Cargo Vessel Nordland
Dry Cargo Vessel Nordland

The 7,750 DWT, 120-meter Dutch dry cargo vessel Nordland ran aground near Turku, Finland. The vessel suffered some damage and reported some water ingress. However, the vessel was in no danger of sinking. The vessel was in ballast and no release of pollution was reported.
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Baltic Sea Ferry

October 9, 2010 | Explosion, Fire
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The 650 foot ferry Lisco Gloria was gutted by fire while on route from Kiel to Klaipeda, Lithuania The ferry’s 236 people onboard, 204 passengers and 32 crew, had to evacuated to lifeboats and were transferred to another ferry. There were 28 reported injuries with 3 requiring hospital. Reports state the fire may have started by an explosion from a reefer lorry located on the vessel’s upper deck.

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