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Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« on: August 05, 2020, 09:02:30 AM »
A huge explosion in Beirut has left at least 70 dead, injured 2,700 others and has also significantly damaged the Orient Queen, which was docked in the port of Beirut.

The ship was seen in images on Tuesday evening listing significantly at her berth.

Local officials blamed the blast highly explosive materials stored in a warehouse in the port.

Typically sailing for locally-owned Abou Merhi Cruises, the 370-guest, 1989-built ship operated seasonally homeporting in Beirut.

Port calls typically included Marmaris, Kusadasi, Mykonos, Athens, Nafplio, Paros, and Rhodes, before sailing back to Beirut.

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https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23335-orient-queen-cruise-ship-damaged-in-beirut-blast.html

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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2020, 11:14:57 AM »
Sietas vessel MERO STAR (IMO 8321682) & gen.cargo RAOUF H (IMO 8325535) were docked like 250 meters from that warehouse when the explosion occured.
Both vessels visible in the background on video pic: https://www.france24.com/en/20200805-beirut-residents-awake-to-scenes-of-devastation-after-port-explosion
« Last Edit: August 05, 2020, 11:19:26 AM by Dеnis »
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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2020, 11:58:05 AM »
At least three Bangladeshi nationals killed on BNS BIJOY, berthed in Beirut while on United Nations duties
https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/military-affairs/2020/08/05/bangladesh-navy-crew-injured-in-beirut-blast (two more affected ships in the third photo)
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1201998

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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2020, 03:03:46 PM »
With the vessels that were damaged in the Beirut explosions, they will have to be inspected to see if they're repairable. If yes, lots of money will be needed to return them into service. If no, then they will be pulled to the ship breakers.
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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2020, 03:49:15 PM »
The Orient Queen has sanked. She will be salvaged and scrapped.

https://mobile.twitter.com/cedar_news/status/1290963829401292801
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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2020, 07:05:10 PM »
A couple of old livestock carriers were extremely close to the blast one of which was the Abou Karim I IMO 7120768  (ex  Hascosay from her NorthLink days). She's till afloat despite being the nearest vessel to the epicentre...

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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2020, 07:17:00 PM »
Something tells me that the vessels in the Aliaga Scrapyards would have been useful for providing shelter to the people affected in Beruit.
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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2020, 11:48:03 PM »
A couple of old livestock carriers were extremely close to the blast one of which was the Abou Karim I IMO 7120768  (ex  Hascosay from her NorthLink days). She's till afloat despite being the nearest vessel to the epicentre...

Interesting, I've known her as TRANSBALTICA when she was frequently visiting Kaliningrad in the end of the 90s...

Before the blast happened, were the crews of all those near vessels evacuated & how?
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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2020, 08:57:12 AM »

Before the blast happened, were the crews of all those near vessels evacuated & how?

I would suspect not as the original fire was in one warehouse, the safest place would have been inside on the nearest ships. One of the video's of the disaster appears to be taken by crew on the City of Rome, a reasonable distance away but the crew are sent flying.

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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2020, 05:14:15 PM »
Just realized that little coaster that was closest to the blast "jumped" on top of the quay.
« Last Edit: August 06, 2020, 05:15:49 PM by Tuomas Romu »

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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2020, 05:17:18 PM »
Yikes, how will they safely out it back in water?
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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2020, 05:25:01 PM »
I don't think they are in a big hurry - it's been there for four years already. I guess they'll cut it up for scrap on the quayside - that's the most convenient place to do it anyway.

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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2020, 05:27:12 PM »
I don't think they are in a big hurry - it's been there for four years already. I guess they'll cut it up for scrap on the quayside - that's the most convenient place to do it anyway.

That, or pull it to Aliaga.
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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2020, 05:30:51 PM »
That, or pull it to Aliaga.

Probably not worth it if you factor in the cost of refloating the vessel. It will probably be cleaned up together with all the other scrap metal in the port area.

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Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2020, 11:11:47 PM »
Incredible, the stern lines of the two laid-up live-stocks didn't break !
« Last Edit: August 07, 2020, 12:17:33 AM by Yvon Perchoc »

 

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