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Marcos Dias

Marcos Dias

Marcos Dias
Photo: atribuna.com.br

The 199 meter long, 44621 dwt bulk freighter Marcos Dias  became disabled and allided with the berthed 254 meter long, 106659 dwt freighter ABML Eva at Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.  The Marcos Dias was maneuvering in the port when it suffered a power blackout.  The crew attempted to slow the vessel by dropping two anchors, but the Marcos Dias did not stop and struck the ABML Eva and a container crane.   The Marcos Dias had its port and bow bulwark damaged.   The ABML Eva had only minor damage with the crane suffering some undisclosed damage.  No reports of injuries or pollution released.  The Port authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

ABML Eva

 

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Seawind Abandoned and Lost

Seawind Abandoned and Lost

The 101 meter long, 3639 dwt freighter Seawind sank near the port of Fortaleza, Brazil.  The Seawind had been at anchor when it suffered water ingress.   The water ingress was uncontrolled and eventually flooded the vessel until it sank in 10 feet of water.  The vessel’s superstructure and bow remained above the waterline.  No reports of injuries.

Photo: opovo.com.br

The vessel had been at Fortaleza since May 2011 when the vessel had suffered a failure in the engine’s cooling system.   The crew headed to the nearest port which was Fortaleza where it dropped anchor.   The vessel stayed in Fortaleza, but was seized by authorities as collateral for a debt.   The crew remained on board until October 2011 when they gave up on receiving back pay leaving the vessel abandoned with some 40 tons of granite cargo still on board.

An oil spill was spotted around the vessel shortly after the vessel sank.   The Brazilian Navy dispatched a vessel to the scene and placed a boom around the Seawind to contain the pollution.   Divers were called in to inspect the hull and found damage near the stern.   No word on salvage attempts.

 

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