2016SUPER SHUTTLE FERRY 15 (IMO 6811528)
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SUPER SHUTTLE FERRY 15
The Super Shuttle Ferry 15 here is an incredible story.
First we have to go to the year 2012 where the Super Shuttle Ferry 15 ran aground.
The 262 dwt roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry Super Shuttle Ferry 15 ran aground near Merida, Leyte, Philippines. The ferry had left the port of Ormoc City with 191 passengers bound for Cebu when it lost power after suffering engine failure. The vessel drifted until it ran aground in shallow water. The vessel contacted the Philippine Coast Guard, who reported that the ship had run aground and that its sister ship, the Super Shuttle Ferry 23, was being dispatched to the scene. A few hours later the Super Shuttle Ferry 23 arrived, transferred 185 passengers and returned to Ormoc City. There are no reports of injuries.
Ferry Accident – what had happened?
There are still a lot of different stories told around the island. We report the most obvious one:
Super Shuttle Ferry 15 had plied the route from Cebu to Camiguin in the night from Friday to Saturday, November 21 to 22. The crew then discovered water entering below the water line around the tail shaft. The responsible officer then decided not to sail back to Cebu but wait for a tug to be brought to Cebu.
Instead of dispatching a tug boat with strong engines from Cebu, the company decided that the much smaller and much under-motorized Super Shuttle Ferry 11 should tow the big number 15 to Cebu.
Yesterday they started the operation when sea had been rough and wind blew at 35 km/h. They completely underestimated the strong drifts on this coast. The drifts, the waves and the wind together pushed the two boats northwards and towards the coast. The weak engine of Super Shuttle Ferry 11 had no chance.
Instead of cutting the tow rope and safe at least number 11, the two ships collided and ran on ground in the coral blocks
Following that disaster, a tugboat was dispatched to tow the Super Shuttle Ferry 15 to the port of Jaman, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
This arrived there in 2015 with the idea of repairing it, but it was never done and that is why I have it as abandoned in 2016.
Location: 8°38'40.0"N 124°44'59.1"E
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https://acortar.link/XPTOX4INFORMATION:
https://www.balticshipping.com/vessel/imo/6811528https://www.vesselfinder.com/es/vessels/details/6811528https://shipwrecklog.com/log/2014/11/super-shuttle-ferry-11/Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qHNdONgWUg