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Offline Nathan

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Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« on: August 30, 2007, 09:13:45 PM »
Quote from the BBC :
'Reports suggested a small ship - either a fishing boat or a cargo vessel - sank when it collided with a passenger ship.

The Israeli military said there were likely to be casualties. Two crew members from the smaller ship were said to be missing at sea.

At least 11 other sailors - all from Slovakia - were rescued, according to reports on Israeli radio.

Emergency crews said one woman from the passenger ship had suffered a minor injury, according to Spanish news agency EFE.

Military helicopters have been drafted in to help search for the missing sailors.

The collision was believed to have been an accident, possibly caused by a malfunction in the navigation equipment on the smaller vessel.'

Sounds rather bad, bbc have not stated when the accident taken place.

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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2007, 09:57:34 PM »
the general cargo ship is "SHELLY" and she sunk and the passenger vessel is limasol flag is "SALAMIS GLORY"
no news on the two missing sailors

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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2007, 10:36:30 PM »
Thanks for the extra info.


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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2007, 04:54:17 AM »
this is not the shelly from the collide
its and old vessel from the 60'

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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2007, 05:21:42 AM »
more info on the shelly
Vessel name and type: SHELLY (General Cargo)
Flag: Slovak Republic
Gross Tonnage: 1599
IMO number: 7306673
Company: Casp Cargo Lines Ltd, Israel
Classification Society: Bulgarian register of Shipping
Keel date: 1971
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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2007, 08:31:57 AM »
here is a link to the illfated SHELLY

http://www.caspi-cargo.co.il/English/Article.aspx?Item=62&Section=61

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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2007, 10:01:07 AM »
Port State Control Officers (PSCO) of the Department of Merchant Shipping (DMS) detained four foreign ships in the ports of the Republic of Cyprus during February 2007.

Date and place of inspection: 13 February 2007, Larnaca
Vessel name and type: SHELLY (General Cargo)
Flag: Slovak Republic
Gross Tonnage: 1599
IMO number: 7306673
Company: Casp Cargo Lines Ltd, Israel
Classification Society: Bulgarian register of Shipping
Keel date: 1971
Summary: vessel was detained with 8 deficiencies, 5 of which were detainable. A diesel generator on board was not approved by the classification society of the vessel. The standard discharge connection was missing, the gyro compass was inoperative, the pressure of the emergency fire pump was not sufficient. The detention lasted for 7 days.
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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2007, 01:07:40 PM »
SALAMIS GLORY ( ex. ANNA NERY)
Builder: ULJANIK shipyard Pula/ Croatia
Yard No: 237
IMO number : 5018698
Name of ship : SALAMIS GLORY
Call Sign : P3CK7
Gross tonnage : 10392
Type of ship : Passenger (Cruise) Ship
Year of build : 1962
Flag : Cyprus

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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2007, 03:41:55 PM »
The accident happened on Thursday, 30th of August 2007, after dusk, around 22.00 of local time.

1) from a friend of mine:
Shelly was at anchor, either coming from or about to leave for Larnaca/CY, Salamis Glory "rammed into her side"; Shelly broke in two and sunk "immediately". Eleven crew men were picked up by Salamis Glory, other two were searched for by israeli navy. Divers only found their bodies inside the wreck.

2) Slovakia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with SK embassy in Israel reckon no Slovak national was on board of either vessel.

(Does not really matter where they were from, they are unfortunately dead now...)


Picture of Shelly from her good old days.

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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2007, 05:17:03 PM »
According to BBC, divers have found the body of 2 crew members, not sure off which vessel, presume the 'shelly'.

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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2007, 08:21:38 PM »
Here are the news from www.shippingtimes.co.uk

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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2007, 08:15:59 AM »
THE SHELLY AFTER THE HIT FROM THE SALAMIS GLORY
http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=499052
now its ok :-)

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Re: Ships Collide Off Israeli Coast
« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2008, 06:16:56 PM »
kind'a late post
i was in haifa when it happened, and right away, i went to stella maris site, which provides gr8 look at the entire haifa harbour, and the drama was very intensive.
i took some images of the event, from quite a distance, and due to the darkness, with not such a good quality, but yet again, images give some idea, about the accident, and the soon time that followed...
i cannot post the images here, but if anyone wants, i can send him.
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