The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, to investigate an incident involving the tug boat Charlene Hunt and the cruise ship Lyubov Orlova, which broke free of its tow line while en route to the Dominican Republic and
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Various sources are reporting that the Vessel Lyubov Orlova is now adrift at sea. The tug Charlene Hunt was ordered back to St Johns by transport canada over safety concerns, after she lost the tow off Cape Race, last thursday. The CCGS Cape Roger (File Photo, Below) is On Station,
Looks like the tug Charlene Hunt snapped a tow line and is having trouble reconnecting. See shipfax for more on the tug. (which waited out weather in Halifax in Dec, and arrived in newfoundland damaged due to additional weather. (Left) To Vessels at bottom are the Charlene Hunt and the
CBC News is reporting that the barge that the Bennington Group planned to use to scrap the MV Miner has broken free of the ship and is aground on Scatarie Island. Since Bennington reportedly gave up and left months ago, one wonders why they left thier barge behind, when they
I Spoke with Capt. Doug Keirstead of Marlant today. He informed me a Engineering Assement team and a repair team were enroute to assess the ship, affect repairs and update the tow risk Assesment. Once the ship returns to Halifax, A more detailed survey will be completed. Capt. Keirstead informed
After a layup since before christmas to repair a hole in her hull, Renate Schulte sailed this morning for Havana. She departed with the assistance of 2 tugs, which may suggest the bow thruster is still broken, however high winds would also indicate the use of tugs.
Shipfax is reporting that the tow line parted today setting HMCS Athabaskan adrift of Scatrie Island, where the M/V Miner is grounded on shore. Athabaskan was towed into Sydney by the backup tug Andre H, and is reported to be safe. For more see shipfax http://shipfax.blogspot.ca/2012/12/hmcs-athabaskan-tow-in-trouble.html Addtional update from shipfax
The container vessel Renate Schulte has been laid up at halterm since before Christmas. What was originally thought to have been holiday related delay, turns out to be a hull repair. she reportedly has a 4×4 hole cut in her port side as the anchor came loose and cracked a
The Bulker Tundra made it to Halifax yesterday evening. She will likely be toping up her load of Soyabeans, before departing. Tundra Ran into trouble of Sorel-Tracy after leaving Montreal. She Departed the channel, and got stuck in the mud. She was freed, and after a brief stop in Trois-Rivers,
The Cape Breton Post is reporting that the Bennington group is wanting to come back to perform the removal. The Bennington Group was contracted by the ship’s owner Arivina Navigation SA of Turkey to remove it by the end of August. The Project was faced with delays from the province