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Shipping News and information / Re: Stadiongracht grounded near Rauma

« on: January 02, 2011, 01:55:34 PM »

Refloated today morning and is now anchored at safe location near the shipping lane. The divers are now investigating the damages.

brgds,
Pekka

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Shipping News and information / Re: Stadiongracht grounded near Rauma

« on: December 31, 2010, 02:07:22 AM »

Stadiongracht is still aground, but today there will be first attempts to refloat her by PKL managed tugs (chartered by Finnish Sea Service) MARS, MARSS-1 and JUPITER. Also it is possible to lighten her cargo beforehand. Meanwhile also Saimaagracht is proceeding Rauma to pick the paper reel load planned for Stadiongracht for the USEC. Some links in Finnish about the situation:

http://www.ls24.fi/kotimaa/kauppaalus_tukevasti_karilla_rauman_ulkopuolella_2842117.html
http://www.ls24.fi/raumajaalue/hollantilaislaiva_edelleen_tiukasti_kiinni_rihtniemen_edustalla_2843478.html
http://www.satakunnankansa.fi/cs/Satellite/Satakunta/1194660550063/artikkeli/hollantilaisalusta+yritetaan+irti+ehka+perjantaina+iltapaivalla.html

@snocky: at Kotka there call the china clay vessels and sometimes few in project cargo and yacht shipments.

brgds,
Pekka

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Shipping News and information / Stadiongracht grounded near Rauma

« on: December 29, 2010, 04:41:24 PM »

Hi,

The Dutch general cargo vessel Stadiongracht (IMO: 9202508) went aground last night a bit after midnight outside Rauma, Finland. Most likely the cause is a steering failure when trying to make a turn to take the pilot onboard. At the moment they are negotiating with tug and salvage operators about the refloating. So far no oil spill has been found, but one ballast tank is holed according to many Finnish media resources. The frontier guard patrol boat Tursas is on the scene as well.

The Stadiongracht was approaching Rauma on her way from Brazil via Kotka with a load of china clay for forest industry.

May add some links to the news later.

brgds,
Pekka

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Shipping News and information / Re: Timber carrier sank in Biscay, crew saved by helicopters

« on: December 11, 2010, 11:43:21 PM »

The North Spirit was a sistervessel to the Ice Prince, which sank also after the deckcargo of timber had shifted in the English Channel few years ago. Also many other vessels of this type had suffered serious list when their deckcargo shifted in heavy seas.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: November 02, 2010, 05:50:31 AM »

Also the sistership ONEGO MERCHANT (IMO: 9277321) will get her "own" name VRIESENDIEP back during the next days. She is bound for Oulu, Finland for Oct. 27th and should be there already as VRIESENDIEP.

Actually ONEGO MERCHANT was renamed to VRIESENDIEP at Hamina, Finland on October 29th. From there she continued to Oulu I mentioned above.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: October 19, 2010, 05:35:37 AM »

Dutch general cargo ONEGO TRAVELLER (IMO: 9277345) was renamed to VENNENDIEP at Kotka, Finland on Monday Oct. 04th.

Also the sistership ONEGO MERCHANT (IMO: 9277321) will get her "own" name VRIESENDIEP back during the next days. She is bound for Oulu, Finland for Oct. 27th and should be there already as VRIESENDIEP.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: October 07, 2010, 01:30:01 AM »

Dutch general cargo ONEGO TRAVELLER (IMO: 9277345) was renamed to VENNENDIEP at Kotka, Finland on Monday Oct. 04th.

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Shipping News and information / Re: ro-ro vessel "Beachy Head" ( IMO 9234094 )

« on: March 23, 2010, 02:33:09 AM »

Her next destination is Antwerp. You can track her here:
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=235573000

Cannot find her on Finnlines schedule for next weeks, instead being of replaced by FINNPULP next week. So, won

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Shipping News and information / Re: Strikes in Finland?

« on: March 12, 2010, 07:09:01 AM »

Unfortunately they haven

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Shipping News and information / Re: Charter information ro-ro vessels "Sea Corona" / "Vasaland"

« on: February 16, 2010, 02:36:36 AM »

The VASALAND sailed last week from Malm

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Shipping News and information / Re: Again a British vessel hijacked off Somali coast

« on: January 02, 2010, 03:19:00 PM »

As far as I know this seems to be the first vehicle carrier hijacked by the Somalian pirates? Guess the only vulnerable areas on these kind high hull vessels are the place where the gangways are installed or the stern mooring deck.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Arctic Sea - back trading finally!

« on: December 28, 2009, 05:09:18 PM »

Hi,

Now it looks brighter for ARCTIC SEA: She is on her way to Kotka, Finland from Caronte, France with ETA for Wednesday evening. According to AIS, the vessel passed the Sound (

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Shipping News and information / Re: Charter information ro-ro vessels "Sea Corona" / "Vasaland"

« on: December 07, 2009, 10:55:46 PM »

It seems from Bremerhaven the vessel transported more military equipment to somewhere in northern Norway as before reaching Skaw, saw her sailing southbound along the Norwegian coast according to various AIS websites. Now the vessel is still laying near Skaw, so guess they

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Shipping News and information / Re: Charter information ro-ro vessels "Sea Corona" / "Vasaland"

« on: December 04, 2009, 03:31:54 PM »

According to AIS and Copenhagen-Malm

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Shipping News and information / Re: Arctic Sea found in San Sebastian

« on: August 14, 2009, 08:01:00 AM »

@Kelvin: The vessel sailed via the Sound and then rounding Skaw. You can see the tracks in Marinetraffic.