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Maritime Research and History / Re: WRECK 5 in the Red Sea
« on: May 17, 2024, 12:24:46 AM »
Regarding the STARLET, it makes sense when paired with this salvage operation summary from the website of Five Oceans Salvage:
"LOF dd 31/07/2015
M/V “STARLET”
Chemical tanker STARLET (10,048 dwt, built 2003), in ballast, suffered water ingress in her engine room whilst at anchor in the inner anchorage of Hodeidah, Yemen. A Lloyd’s Open Form was signed between Five Oceans Salvage and Owners on 31st July 2015 and Scopic was invoked. Salvage tug IONIAN SEA FOS (10,560BHP, 102BP), fully equipped with salvage, patching and antipollution equipment was engaged to assist together with a salvage team of eight persons and five armed guards to ensure the safety of the tug and crew while inside the Yemeni warzone. The personnel embarked in Djibouti since air transportation to Yemen was not an option due the state’s war situation. In the course of the following two months, the tug and salvage team successfully obtained permission to work onboard the casualty and prepare her for the onward towage out of Yemen. Due to the escalating war situation in Yemen, the tug and crew was forced to leave Yemeni territorial waters and the operation was suspended."
"LOF dd 31/07/2015
M/V “STARLET”
Chemical tanker STARLET (10,048 dwt, built 2003), in ballast, suffered water ingress in her engine room whilst at anchor in the inner anchorage of Hodeidah, Yemen. A Lloyd’s Open Form was signed between Five Oceans Salvage and Owners on 31st July 2015 and Scopic was invoked. Salvage tug IONIAN SEA FOS (10,560BHP, 102BP), fully equipped with salvage, patching and antipollution equipment was engaged to assist together with a salvage team of eight persons and five armed guards to ensure the safety of the tug and crew while inside the Yemeni warzone. The personnel embarked in Djibouti since air transportation to Yemen was not an option due the state’s war situation. In the course of the following two months, the tug and salvage team successfully obtained permission to work onboard the casualty and prepare her for the onward towage out of Yemen. Due to the escalating war situation in Yemen, the tug and crew was forced to leave Yemeni territorial waters and the operation was suspended."