The 24 meter long fishing vessel Lady Lou became disabled in the English Channel off Start Point near Dartmouth, Cornwall. The Lady Lou had its gearbox fail causing the vessel to go adrift. Caught in heavy swells in a southeast gale, the Lady Lou requested assistance. The RNLI all-weather lifeboats from Salcombe and Torbay responded. The Torbay lifeboat towed the Lady Lou to Brixham. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
On September 13, the 77 meter long tanker Zapadnyy ran aground at the entrance to Silloth harbour, England. The tanker, loaded with molasses, stranded on a sandbank barely avoiding running onto the nearby rocks. The Zapadnyy was later refloated on the following high tide. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released. Reports state that a communication error caused the tanker to run aground. The Zapadnyy entered Silloth and unloaded its cargo and proceeded to its next port to Klaipeda.
In 2011, the Zapadnyy allided with a dock in Bremen, Germany.
