Casualty Newsletter 22nd April 2020

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Albert/Margret ÍAlbert – Pusher tug, IMO 7517686, Built

1979, 549 gtMargret – Tank barge, No other detailsDate of Casualty 13 April 2020 – Late

NotificationVoyage Detroit to Green Bay, USACargo 300 m/t of diesel fuelType of Casualty The tug and barge ran

aground at the mouth of the Detroit at Lake St Clair. Both vessels have been refloated. The barge required lightering. Click here for video of the two vessels on the Eland Canal in June 2019.

Type of Claim Possible hull damage and salvage claim

Roaz Fishing vessel, IMO 9335393, Built 2004,

260 gtDate of Casualty 14 April 2020 – Late

NotificationType of Casualty Suffered an engine

breakdown 16 miles off Cape Silleiro. The SAR vessel Salvamar Mirach was deployed but later replaced by the larger SAR Gavia. The vessel was towed to Vigo.

Type of Claim Possible salvage type claim

Taiba Livestock carrier, IMO 7708807, Built 1978,

4,193 dwtDate of Casualty 15 April 2020Voyage Aqaba, Jordan to Tuzla, TurkeyCargo In ballastType of Casualty Suffered an engine

breakdown south of Canakkale, Turkey. The tug Yumurtalik was contracted to tow the vessel to Tuzla, Turkey.

Type of Claim Towage or salvage claim

Nordnes Bulk carrier, IMO 9229910, Built 2001,

25,063 dwtDate of Casualty 16 April 2020Type of Casualty Caught fire whilst at the

Keppel Verolme Shipyard in de Botlek, Rotterdam. The fire started in the vessel’s sauna.

Type of Claim Fire damage claimP&I North of England

Lasqueti Storm Fishing vessel, No other detailsDate of Casualty 17 April 2020Type of Casualty Ran aground in the

Strait of Georgia on Hudson Rocks. The

vessel refloated by her own means and proceeded to Nanaimo, Canada.

Type of Claim Possible hull damage claim

Containerships VIII ÍFully cellular containership, IMO 9336244,

Built 2006, 13,101 dwtDate of Casualty 17 April 2020Voyage Teesport to SchiedamCargo General containerised cargoType of Casualty The vessel caught fire

whilst undergoing repairs at the Damen Shipyard, Schiedam. Local fire-fighters assisted the crew in extinguishing the fire.

Type of Claim Fire damage and possible salvage claim

P&I Hydor AS

Nautilus Cutter, 18 gtDate of Casualty 17 April 2020Type of Casualty Sank after grounding on

rocks at Pointe Corsen, France.Type of Claim Total loss and wreck removal/

salvage claim

Vega Zeta SFully cellular containership, IMO 9336347,

Built 2006, 13,803 dwtDate of Casualty 17 April 2020Voyage Algiers, Algeria to Valencia, SpainCargo General containerised cargoType of Casualty The vessel suffered an

electrical failure whilst sailing south east of Denia, Spain. The tug Luz de Mar was deployed to tow the vessel to Valencia. The tow commenced on 18 April 2020 and took 20 hours.

Type of Claim Towage/salvage claimP&I Standard Club

BM 5509 ÍSelf-propelled barge, 502 tsDate of Casualty 17 April 2020

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Further casualties overleaf sWan DaChemical tanker, IMO 8904927,

Built 1989, 470 dwt

Date of Casualty 15 April 2020

Voyage Indonesia to Singapore

Cargo No details

Type of Casualty Loss of stability and capsize

Type of Claim Salvage claim

On 15 April 2020 the chemical tanker Wan Da suffered a loss of stability whilst sailing in the South China sea off Malaysia.

The 1989 built tanker, which is registered in the Cook Islands, was reported to be 2.7 nm off Tanjung Penyusop, Johor, Malaysia when she developed a serious list. The Johor-Bahru division of Malaysia Maritime Rescue Sub Centre (MRSC) was alerted to the casualty by the Head of the Tanjung Pengelih Maritime Zone who had been contacted with a request to provide assistance to salve the upturned vessel. No distress call was issued from the vessel.

Rescue vessel Petir 11 located the wreck in the early afternoon of 15 April 2020. A small oil spill was noted around the tanker. The tanker drifted into Indonesian waters and an Indonesian patrol vessel subsequently established a towage connection and pulled the upturned vessel towards the Riau Islands. Two Indonesian patrol boats, the KN Kalimasadha - P.115 and KN. Rantos - P.210 remain on standby near the tanker.

According to local news, all the crew on board the Wan Da were safely rescued and taken to Batam although further confirmation on this is awaited.

Voyage No detailsCargo 460 m/t of wheatType of Casualty Suffered water ingress

and began sinking on the Oder-Havel Canal near Marienwerder, Germany. Local fire-fighters assisted and de-watered the vessel after the leak was sealed by divers. Cargo was not thought to have been affected.

Type of Claim Possible salvage claim and/or General Average declaration

Spirit of Vancouver Island SRo-ro, IMO 9030682, Built 1994, 3,067 dwtDate of Casualty 18 April 2020Type of Casualty Allided with a pier at

Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada.Type of Claim Allision damage claimP&I Standard Club

Nusa Putera Passenger ro-ro, IMO 8314562, Built 1985,

3,750 dwtDate of Casualty 18 April 2020Type of Casualty Ran aground in Merak,

Java, Indonesia. The vessel was refloated on 19 April 2020 with tug assistance.

Type of Claim Possible hull damage claim

Rhenus Krems SGeneral cargo vessel, Built 1956, 1,130 dwtDate of Casualty 18 April 2020Voyage Passau to Regensburg, GermanyCargo 550 m/t of sugar beet pelletsType of Casualty Ran aground on the river

Danube close to Deggendorf, Germany. Early efforts to refloat the vessel failed and lightering was required. The vessel was refloated yesterday and berthed in Regensburg, Germany in the evening.

Type of Claim Possible hull damage, salvage claim and/or General Average declaration

Takeshio General cargo vessel, IMO 9526162, Built

2012, 38,494 dwtDate of Casualty 21 April 2020Voyage China to Vancouver, CanadaCargo In ballast

Type of Casualty The vessel suffered a loss of propulsion south of Victoria, Canada. She was towed to Victoria where the crew are trying to fix the problem.

Type of Claim Possible salvage/towage claim and/or General Average declaration

P&I Japan Shipowners

Damocles Fishing vessel, Built 1986Date of Casualty 21 April 2020Type of Casualty The vessel ran aground

shortly after leaving the port of Guilvinec, France. The crew were evacuated and the fishing vessel was later refloated and towed back into the port.

Type of Claim Possible hull damage and salvage claim

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St.Clair – edition 308 – on 21 April 2020 the U.S. NTSB released a Marine Accident Brief on the fire aboard the St Clair in February 2019 whilst the vessel was in winter lay-up at the CSX TORCO Iron Ore Terminal at the mouth of the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio. The resulting damage is estimated in the sum of USD150million. The report determines that the probable cause of the fire was the ignition of combustible material in engine room workshop likely due to the use of portable space heaters or smouldering smoking materials, which spread to other areas of the vessel but the actual source could not be determined. The report suggests there was a lack operating procedures for continuous active monitoring of the vessel whilst in lay-up.

Golden Ray ß – editions 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 346, 348, 352, 355, 358, 360, 361, 362, 364 & 366 – on 17 April 2020, T&T Salvage

company installed the third and fourth lifting lugs on the vessel in St. Simons Sound, Georgia. 16 lugs are scheduled to be installed, two lugs on each of the eight sections of the wreck. The lifting lugs, which are designed to distribute the weight of each particular section during the cutting and lifting operation, will be connected to the rigging of the VB-10,000 twin-gantry catamaran.

Stolt Groenland Í – editions 340, 341, 342, 344 & 351– more the six months after the explosion in Ulsan it has been determined that repair of the vessel is not commercially viable and the vessel will likely be sold to breakers. The vessel remains in Ulsan near the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

Kaami S – editions 365, 366 & 367– the salvage of the freight, which remains aground between Skye and Lewis in the Hebrides, is progressing following a period of favourable weather. Much of

the oil pellet cargo has been discharged from the vessel and focus will now be on internal damage assessment of the hull and temporary repair before the vessel can be pulled off the rocks.

AG Valor – editions 366 & 368 – the vessel and cargo still remain anchored off Rosario. Cargo needs to be lightened from the vessel in order to reduce her draft for transit on part of the river Parana.

Aziz Torlak – edition 368 – the vessel remains aground in Dhakla. It is expected that lightering of the 5,822 m/t of diesel and 667 m/t of gas oil will be required. The port authority have ordered the shipowners to take action to remove the vessel but may intervene shortly if no steps are taken.

PIRACY NEWS Containership Tommi Ritscher (IMO 9656137, Built 2014, 58, 252 dwt, London Club) was attacked by pirates at the Cotonou anchorage off Benin in the Gulf of Guinea. Eight crew members are thought to have been taken hostage whilst 11 others sought safe shelter in the citadel.