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Empire

Empire

Photo: politiken.dk
Photo: politiken.dk

The 171 meter long, 20316 dwt container ship Empire went aground near Anholt Østrev, Denmark.   The container vessel was proceeding to Bremerhaven from Gdynia when it went aground into shallow water.   Authorities dispatched a patrol boat along with an anti pollution vessel to monitor the situation.  The Empire was able to be refloated a short time later and proceeded to Pakhusbugt where divers will inspect the hull for damage.  No reports of injuries or pollution released.  Reports state the crew of the Empire had veered off course due to a malfunction with their GPS equipement.   The crew had been warned by two other vessels that it was in danger of going aground  when it was spotted the container ship’s course on radar.  Reports state the crew ignored the warnings and continued on its course until it went aground.

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Mol Comfort Sinks

Mol Comfort Sinks

Photo: gCaptain
Photo: gCaptain

The fore section of the containership MOL Comfort sank in the high seas near 19’56″N 65’25″E (water depth about 3,000m) at 19:00 on July 10 UTC (04:00 on July 11 JST). About 2,400 containers on board the fore part of the vessel sank together, while some have been confirmed floating near the site. About 1,600 metric tons of fuel oil and other oil were estimated to be in the tanks of the fore part. There is an oil film at the site, but no large volume of oil leakage has been observed at this moment. Mitsui OSK lines have reported the sinking of the fore part to the flag state of the Bahamas, Indian authorities, and other parties concerned. A salvage team was at the scene to monitor oil leakage and the status of the floating containers.

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Mol Comfort Update 5

Mol Comfort Update 5

Photo: Indian Coast Guard
Photo: Indian Coast Guard

From MOL O.S.K. Lines

A fire broke out from the rear end on July 6, and one tug boat and two rescue boats have been responding to the fire. On top of these three boats, the salvage company requested assistance of the Indian Coast Guard for fire fighting, and their patrol boat “SAMUDRA PRAHARI” with an external fire fighting system, arrived at the scene around 0030 UTC on July 8, and started fire fighting with the others immediately. However, due to adverse weather, the work has not been progressing smoothly and the fire is not yet under control. Observations show that many containers on the deck have been burnt out.

Photo: Indian Coast Guard
Photo: Indian Coast Guard

One report states that the Indian Coast Guard was able to get the blaze under control.  Other reports state there are four vessels continuing to fight the fire including one from the Indian Coast Guard, but they have been unable to bring the fire under control.


 

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