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Lady Helen

Lady Helen

Photo: bbc.co.uk
Photo: bbc.co.uk

The passenger ship Lady Helen struck bottom off Pembrokeshire, Wales.  The Lady Helen was en route to Skomer Island from Martin’s Haven with 48 passengers when it struck a rock.  The vessel sent out a distress call with the RNLI lifeboats from Angle and St David along with several vessels in the area.  The passenger ship Dale Princess was first on scene and pulled the Lady Helen off the rock.   The Dale Princess took the Lady Helen under tow and headed back to Martin’s Haven.  However, the Lady Helen had suffered hull damage and began to sink.  It was decided that all 48 passengers on the Lady Helen should be transferred to other vessels which had arrived on scene.  All passengers were safely transferred.  No reports of injuries or pollution released.  The Lady Helen was beached near Martin’s Haven to prevent it from sinking.  The RNLI brought additional dewatering pumps to control the flooding so that the Lady Helen can be pulled further up the shore.

 

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Serenissima

Serenissima

Photo: RNLI

 

The 87 meter long, 590 dwt passenger ship Serenissima went aground while entering Oban Bay near Argyll, Scotland.  The Serenissima was loaded with 61 passengers and 51 crew when it became stuck near the harbour on a sand bank known as Corran Ledge. The vessel contacted the RNLI who dispatched a lifeboat to the scene.   The RNLI lifeboat was able to refloat the vessel the following day.  The Serenissima proceeded into Oban Bay where it anchored and underwent inspection.   No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.

 

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Belvedere

Belvedere

Photo: binnenschifferforum.de
Photo: binnenschifferforum.de

The 126 meter long river passenger vessel Belvedere allided with a bridge on the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal at Passau, Germany.  The vessel was passing under the bridge when its wheelhouse struck.   The wheelhouse was destroyed disabling the Belvedere.  The vessel drifted until it went aground in shallow water.   The hull was damaged and suffered a small leak after the grounding.  No reports of injuries to the 98 passengers and crew on board.  The Belevedere was taken under tow by the river passenger vessel Bolero to a shipyard to Linz.

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