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Shipspotters all over the world => Shipping News and information => Topic started by: Adrian Buchan on January 13, 2008, 08:34:20 PM
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MV Ice Prince in trouble with cargo of timber shifted in position 49.52 .5 N 003.12.7 W. Listing 25 deg, lost all power, Tor Bay and Salcombe Lifeboats, CG helio, HMS Cumberland plus French Tug proceiding. Time 20:00 hrs 13/01/08
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I just heard on the BBC 07:00 news that the crew has been taken off the ship; 12 by coastguard helicopter and the remaining 8 by Brixham lifeboat.
One of the French tugs, Abeile xxx is standing by awaiting instructions.
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From MCA
VESSEL ABANDONED AND DRIFTING MID CHANNEL
At just before midnight last night it was confirmed to the Coastguard at Brixham that all 20 crew had now abandoned the `Ice Prince which has is presently drifting and listing at 40 degrees to port. The stricken vessel has some navigation lights showing and some partial upper deck lights.
Twelve crew, including a 41 year old Greek national with a broken leg, were airlifted by the Coastguard helicopter late yesterday evening to Portland whilst the RNLI Torbay and Salcombe lifeboats took off the remaining 8 crew.
All were dressed in life jackets and immersion suits. A few minor injuries were reported in the evacuation of the vessel including bumps and bruises. The crew taken off by helicopter have been found some accommodation in the Torbay area whilst the injured man has been taken to Dorchester Hospital.
The French Coastguard tug Abeille Libert
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Hi All
As far as I can see, Ice Prince is one of 8 sister ships built by Malta Shipbuilding Co. to the standard Polish B352 design (of which 8 were built for USSR between 1987 - 1990 by Stocznia Gdańska im Lenina).
At least 2 of these Polish built vessel have got into difficulties when deck cargos of timber shifted in bad weaather :
Kodima IMO 8603389 off Whitsand Bay 02:02:2002
Bothnia Stone IMO 8419128 off start Point 25:10:2002
It would seem that, although attractive looking ships, the design is inherently unstable when timber deck cargos and bad weather coincide - unless the stowers of the timber are consistently poor at their job.
Allan
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Find below a relevant video posted from Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=74353
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Ice Prince her self has been in the same trouble on 22nd January 2005 in the Baltic Sea.
See:
http://www.sname.org/committees/tech_ops/O44/imo/msc/82-21-14.pdf
and
http://www.esys.org/news/sos_0501.html (German)
J
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Looks like its got 40 deg list now, does not seem to be under tow yet. Can't see it surviving the coming storm. :-?
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Hi All,
As these images from the Foxnews.com site show they have a job on their hands....
http://www.foxnews.com
Regards
Richard
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Liverpool AIS shows ANGLIAN EARL enroute Portland for ICE PRINCE ETA 21:00.
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Looks like the Anglian Earl now has it under tow as its heading WNW at 1.1 knts.
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Is it true Anglian Earl is towing in Ice Prince ?
Anglian Earl is waiting in Portland with a bargeload of scrap from Napoli, bound for Holland but awaiting environmental clearance from the Dutch Authorities and possibly good weather.
While waiting; Klyne and Smit ( the owner and the charterer) picked up a bonus from assisting Mariella in Weymouth Bay. Now they have a second earner from salvaging Ice Prince.
The MD of Klyne will be buying the champagne !
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At 1805 the Anglian Earl left to goto the Ice Prince
http://www.aisliverpool.org.uk/shiptrail.php?mmsi=314166000&map=-1&date=20080114
And as far as i can tell is still with her.
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The ship had sunk at about 0045 GMT on Tuesday about 26 miles (42km) off Portland Bill.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7188657.stm
Rgds
Juergen
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just a video which i found in a greek e-newspaper
http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=11424&subid=2&pubid=326493&tag=7990
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and some HR pictures..
http://www.repubblica.it/2006/05/gallerie/esteri/nave-devon/1.html
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again,what a desaster in the english channel.might be a lot of timber and lub oil in the next few days on the english coast.....
it seems to be a stability case,as it looks on the pictures and videos. :oops:
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What happens next?
Presumably Ice Prince wreck is a hazard to shipping, and right in the westbound segregated traffic lane. Someone has to organise it's removal, and the sooner the better.
David
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With a minimum depth of 46,8 m the wreck poses no hazard to shipping, MCGA said. Today a full survey of the wreck site will be carried out today by the Irish Lights vessel "Granuaile". Plans for the recovery of oil and cargo from the wreck are being developed by the owners, however the recovery may prove technically difficult. Currently no new timber has surfaced, but a sheen of oil is coming from the wreck and is currently dispersing within three miles.
The timber is reported to be grouped in rafts, spread over an area 10 miles in length. The bundles are breaking up into individual pieces, which represent less risk to small vessels. Coastguards continue to broadcast safety warnings to shipping. Small vessels are also being advised to avoid the area. Coastguards expect timber may start washing ashore over the next few days, and is likely to stretch along the south coast, eastwardly from Beachy Head. The owners/insurers have appointed a company called DRS as contractors to arrange for recovery of timber washed ashore.
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Hi All
Just heard on the BBC News that the cargo of timber is now washing up on the South Coast of the UK - 'Whiskey Galore' time again with reports of the cargo of wooden planks being taken away by members of thew public, this despite warning from the Police that this is a criminal act :-o
Regards
Steve Ellwood
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How can they when bee alowed to load deck cargo ....Agin then she is not fit for that sort of loading .....????I dar to ask my self if we not aging is seeing one of manny cases were ship inspectores is beeing payed to abrowe vessels despite the trobels were may acure .....
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Just heard on the BBC News that the cargo of timber is now washing up on the South Coast of the UK - 'Whiskey Galore' time again with reports of the cargo of wooden planks being taken away by members of thew public, this despite warning from the Police that this is a criminal act
Apparently the wood has caused ships to be stuck in Sandown Bay because the pilot boats can't get out to them to take them up to Southampton (although the crane accident at SCT is probably a reason for the ships not getting into the port?) and the Wightlink Fastcats between Portsmouth and Ryde not to run today.
I see on the BBC news that idiots are wading out and going out in small boats to gather up the wood - bearing in mind the less-than-calm weather conditions, that strikes me as crass stupidity, just for a bit of timber. I hope it's not going to be another looting situation, despite warnings, as it's British people at their worst.
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Shipimages wrote:
Apparently the wood has caused ships to be stuck in Sandown Bay because the pilot boats can't get out to them to take them up to Southampton (although the crane accident at SCT is probably a reason for the ships not getting into the port?) and the Wightlink Fastcats between Portsmouth and Ryde not to run today.
I see on the BBC news that idiots are wading out and going out in small boats to gather up the wood - bearing in mind the less-than-calm weather conditions, that strikes me as crass stupidity, just for a bit of timber. I hope it's not going to be another looting situation, despite warnings, as it's British people at their worst.
Don't know if anyone caught the TV program on UK BBC2 called 'Wreckers' in the Timewatch series which was shown this week, but it appears that the British have a fine tradition of 'reaping from the sea' :-o
Check out - http://open2.net/timewatch/2008/wreckers.html
BTW, have you seen the price of wood these days!
Regards
Steve Ellwood
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Don't know if anyone caught the TV program on UK BBC2 called 'Wreckers' in the Timewatch series which was shown this week, but it appears that the British have a fine tradition of 'reaping from the sea
We do, indeed, have a tradition of picking bits up from wrecks. In fact some of my ancestors were actual wreckers (and smugglers) at Chale Bay, Isle of Wight. Not something to be proud of... :-o
I went out and looked at the container ships queueing in Sandown Bay which is maybe more to do with the accident at SCT than pilots not being able to get out to them because of wood floating about - a tanker, British Robin, came into the Solent with no problem.
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Very large amounts of the timber is now coming ashore on the beach at Worthing, some stacks are 0ver 30 feet high, although the beach is now closed to the public by Police and Coastguards, some of the timber is still being stolen
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Here is a report from BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7199667.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/africa_enl_1200907905/html/1.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7189617.stm
rgds
Juergen