Freighter - Shipwreck Log

Collision in Gulf of Siam

March 30, 2014 Paul Hancock

The 185 meter long, 45496 dwt bulk carrier Anton Topic and the 166 meter long, 27321 dwt bulk carrier CN Jumbos collided in the Gulf of Siam off Ko Rin Island, Thailand. The two vessels were leaving the area after completing cargo operations when the Anton Topic struck the port side of the CN Jumbos. The Anton Topic sustained damages to its bow while the CN Jumbos sustained 70 meter long gash to its hull and suffered water ingress in three cargo holds. The Jumbos’ crew managed to stabilize the vessel by creating a 5 degree starboard list by ballasting. No reports of injuries and no pollution released. The Anton Topic was allowed to proceed on its voyage to Malaysia.

Collision off Texas City

March 22, 2014 Paul Hancock

The 585 foot long, 43176 dwt bulk carrier Summer Wind collided with a tanker barge being towed by the 20 meter long tugboat Miss Susan in the Houston Ship Channel near the end of the Texas City Dike. The tanker barge, loaded with 924,000 gallons of fuel oil, suffered water ingress and sank at the end of the dike. Reports state an unknown amount of fuel oil was released. A sheen of oil was spotted in the water around the barge. Authorities closed traffic on the channel between the Intracoastal Waterway to lighter buoy 32. Two crewmen on the barge were treated for exposure of hydrogen sulfide. No reports of injuries on the Miss Susan or the Summer Wind. Texas authorities and Coast Guard have deployed response teams to contain and clean-up the pollution.

Barges collide off Texas (shipwrecklog.com)
Houston area sees a couple of oil spills a day (fuelfix.com)
Barge leaking oil after collision in Galveston Bay (star-telegram.com)

Paraskevi

March 21, 2014 Paul Hancock

On March 17, the 225 meter long bulk carrier Paraskevi went aground on the Paraná river near the 407 kilometer mark. The Paraskevi was heading down the river with 45,000 tons of soybeans when it suffered a power blackout. The Panamax vessel drifted until it grounded blocking traffic on the river. Three tugs were dispatched attempting to free the bulk carrier, but the Paraskevi remained stuck. After several days, the some 80 vessels were queued below the Paraskevi waiting for the vessel to be refloated. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.

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