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Jacob H.

Jacob H.

Jacob H

Reports state the 190 meter long, 57001 dwt bulk carrier Jacob H (IMO: 9452634) ran aground in the Gulf of Gabon while loading cargo near Libreville, Gabon. The bulk carrier was loading a cargo of 52,000 tons of manganese ore when struck bottom. The vessel requested assistance from a local private pilot which was able to refloat the vessel.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.

News accounts stated the Jacob H left port on the night of November 6 failing to pay the pilot and following navigation rules requiring a vessel to be guided out of port by a pilot. Details of the incident are not clear as the Jacob H declared it had all the necessary paperwork to leave port.  There was some speculation that the master of the bulk carrier received an extremely costly bill for the refloating and that was the reason for the vessel to leave during the night.

 

Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin

Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin

Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin
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On November 8, the 222 meter long, 31585 dwt self-unloader bulk carrier Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin (IMO: 7324405) ran aground on the Detroit River off Detroit, Michigan. The Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin was headed to Quebec City when it stranded in the river. The cause of the grounding had not been disclosed by authorities. The United States Coast Guard did state there were no injuries and no pollution released.

Multiple tugs were dispatched to free the bulk carrier, but poor visibility delayed refloating efforts until the following morning.

Eternal Bright

Eternal Bright

Eternal Bright
Photo: KEGM

On the early morning of October 30, the 225 meter long, 77684 dwt bulk carrier Eternal Bright (IMO: 9287780) became disabled in the Dardanelles Strait off Kepez, Turkey. The Eternal Bright was headed to Karabiga from Ust-Luga with a cargo of 75,000 tons of coal when it suffered engine failure resulting in a power blackout.  The bulk carrier alerted authorities who dispatched the KEGM tugs Kurtarma 3 (IMO: 9335939) and Kurtarma 19 (IMO: 9995129). The tugs took the bulk carrier under tow and proceeded to the Karanlık Liman anchorage where it safely moored. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.