On January 15, the 108 meter long, 7734 dwt cargo vessel Südkap became disabled in Kiel Canal at Kiel, Germany. The Südkap was headed to Beira from St. Petersburg when it suffered a power failure when the main engine failed. The vessel remained in Kiel for several hours until the crew was able to complete repairs and continued on its voyage. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
The 118 meter long, 7802 dwt cargo vessel Thorco Hilde became disabled while entering Holtenau Locks of the Kiel Canal. The Thorco Hilde was headed from Gdansk when it suffered engine failure entering the locks. The pilot alerted the lock personnel who were able secure the cargo vessel before it struck the lock gate. The crew was able to restart the engine and proceeded out the lock a short time later. Authorities detained the Thorco Hilde for a few hours while doing an investigation into the incident. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
The 219 gt fishing vessel Lady Gudny became disabled in heavy seas 230 miles southeast of Kodiak, Alaska. The Lady Gudny went adrift after it’s engine had failed. The crew could not restart the engine after they had exhausted all the fuel filters on board. The crew sent out a distress call requesting additional filters. A Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched and attempted to deliver additional filters, but conditions made it impossible to deliver them. With waves reaching 22 feet and wind gusts up to 50 mph, the Coast Guard decided to dispatch a cutter to take the Lady Gudny under tow.
The 225 foot long cutter SPAR arrived on scene the next day. The SPAR was able to pass a towline over to the Lady Gudny and began towing the fishing vessel back to port. However, the towline parted and became entangled with the SPAR’s propeller.
With both the Lady Gudny and cutter SPAR disabled, the Coast Guard dispatched the cutters Hickory, Alex Haley and Douglas Munro to assist the disabled vessels. A Jayhawk helicopter was dispatched and was able to hoist all four crew off the Lady Gudny. No reports of injures.
The Lady Gudny (IMO 7948407) was built in 1979 at Mobile, Alabama.