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Four Aground At Chattogram

Four Aground At Chattogram

Photo: prothomalo.com

On May 30, a strong monsoon storm struck the Bay of Bengal along the coast near the port of Chattogram, Bangladesh. The storm had wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour with downpour rain and heavy seas. Several vessels that had been at anchor were blown ashore.

Near Anwara, the tugboat Navimar-3 had been detained due to the over fuel bills. The tugboat along with the barge Mermaid-3 were blown ashore.

North of Chattogram, the tanker Al Herem was driven ashore after dragging its anchors. Reports state the tanker had lost control due to the heavy seas which washed the Al Herem onto the shore. Another tanker the 116 meter long B-LPG Sophia was blown ashore. The B-LPG Sophia had been at anchor since it had suffered an explosion and fire back in October 2024. The burnt out hull drifted ashore.

With all four vessels, there were no reports of injuries.

 

Barge Fire in Maashaven

Barge Fire in Maashaven

Barge Fire
Photo: rijnmond.nl

On the morning of May 27, a barge caught fire on the Nieuwe Maas River while berthed at Maashaven in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The fire ignited in a barge containing household waste resulting in clouds of smoke from the hold. Area residents were asked to keep windows and doors closed from the smoke. The local fire brigade and the 28 meter long fireboat RPA 10 were called to the scene. Their efforts got the fire under control a short time later and the blaze was extinguished within a few hours.

No reports of injuries.  Damage to the barge from the fire was not disclosed. The barge would be later towed to Rozenburg where the waste cargo is to be unloaded.

 

B309

B309

B 309
Photo: wdr.de

On May 16, the barge B 309 ran aground on the Weser River near  Porta Westfalica, Germany. Reports state the barge had stranded near the entrance to a gravel pit resulting in the barge blocking river traffic in the area. A special excavator was brought to the scene and unloaded the barge of its cargo of sand. The B 309 was later refloated with no reports of damage. Reports state the navigation channel was also dredged after the incident. See the video of the incident here.