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Shipspotters all over the world => Shipping News and information => Topic started by: Tsarik Ruslan - Ship-Photo-Roster.com on February 04, 2016, 06:42:13 AM
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Dear Colleagues!
Especially located in Hamburg and in the vicinity.
Please update the situation with CSCL Indian Ocean, which ran aground on Elbe River while underway from Felixstowe to Hamburg on 3rd Feb 2130LT with draught 11.6 m only.
BRGDS
Ruslan
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http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Containerriese-strandet-vor-dem-Hamburger-Hafen,containerschiff296.html
According to these guys, attempts to free the vessel during the night using multiple tugs failed, but she should free herself with the noon tide...
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(http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160204/gmzw3x89.jpg)
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There's also a video on Shipping TV:
https://youtu.be/31MiguGpUKk
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Update will follow continuously. Next chance to get the ship free from the muddy ground is 12.00 hours. If not: Next high tide 05.02.2016, 01:02 hrs. Fingers crossed.
Regards Peter
Not far away from the appletrees.
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Ship is far outside the fairway at a depth of only 6,5 meter
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Thanks J
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UPDATE 12.35 local time:
Towing attempts failed, J
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Gentlemen, thank you for detailed updates.
BRGDS
Ruslan
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"SEVEN tugs with bullard pull of total 90 tons"
Really great toys, no tugs with a BP of 150 tons and more available?
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Sorry, Juergen, must be a "transfer mistake". Source was "Stader Tageblatt".
Have checked matter again:
Bollard pulls as per data sheets:
Bugsier 10: 89,5 t;
Bugsier 9: 89,5 t;
SD Dolphin: 80 t.
Bugsier 8: 72 t.
SD Rover: 60 t.
Bugsier 2: 67 t.
NEUWERK: 110 t.
...and so on...
Sorry for mistake.
Regards Peter
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With delay: The complete police report of today morning:
http://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/6337/3242991
Sorry, in german only - but https://translate.google.de/ is your friend.
Regards Peter
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Three possibilities for setting the vessel afloat:
1. Waiting for a higher tide in about one week
or
2. dredging and towing
or
3. container lightering by a big crane.
We will wait and see. By the way: What are the daily operating costs for one of the biggest vessels of the world?
Regards Peter
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I see people coming from near and far to look at the stranded giant... Similar to what hapenned to "Pasha Bulker"...
Btw, I don't see her operating cost being dominant issue here. Rather, it's her disrupted schedule that is the main problem, imho.
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operating cost is negligible compared with the daily loss of time and schedule. Not only the ship also the containers aboard are exspected somewhere,,just in time delivery comes to mind !!!!
The waiting chain behind is much worst !!!
operating cost,, well crew is relative cheap,, the fuel consumption is of course depending on how much KW is needed to run live-reefers for example,,, but overall a rather low cost compared to what one thinks.
the fuel consumption is the highest cost for such ships,,but the main engine is stopped, therefore again most probably rather low with what one might think because of the size of the ship
What is not in the picture the Insurance and financing costs,,those can run rather high
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Since 13:45 the German Central Command of Maritime Emergencies (CCME; in german so called Havariekommando) has taken over the operational command in case of CSCL INDIAN OCEAN [L: 399,67m, B: 58,6m, Flag: Hong Kong, China] adopted at the request of the Water and Shipping Authority Hamburg. The CCME is in contact with the shipping company of the container ship and is drawing up a recovery plan to rid the CSCL INDIAN OCEAN out of their situation. The oil monitoring airplane Do228 of the CCME has passed the area and could not detect any pollution.
A sounding ship is en route to the damaged vessel. She should record the exact position of the ship on the river bed. In addition, a dredger is requested. He should flush out the area around the CSCL INDIAN OCEAN.
According to the information no people were injured. Ship traffic on the Elbe is initially only slightly affected by the disaster.
Information to be continued tomorrow 5.2.2015.
Copyright of all photos shown below by courtesy of CCME (Havariekommando).
Regards Peter
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03.40 Friday (UK time) and she's still firmly aground.
As Ted so rightly says, the financing component of the ship's overhead is probably the most expensive element of the ship's costs right now, but her owners/insurers will have to pick up the salvage and recovery bills, and these will be extremely large, with tugs on permanent standby, and other costs. Wouldn't like to be responsible for those right now!
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Update No. 2:
Lightering of bunker has begun.
No towing attempt at night.
Since the early evening of yesterday a bunkering vessel has
started tu pump out ships diesel from the CSCL INDIAN OCEAN. Whilst pumping operation
the ship will not be towed.
A sounding ship has recorded position of the CSCL INDIAN OCEAN.
The collected data are now evaluated.
Rescue concept to develop.
During the night the tug DOLPHIN and BOXER and multipurpose ship NEUWERK remaining alongside CSCL INDIAN OCEAN.
More information to follow. (Source: Havariekommando)
Regards Peter
Thanks to Capt. Ted & chrisg46 for the information input.
CSCL INDIAN OCEAN on shipspotting: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2403704
For shipspotters: F
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AIS-Tracking replay of CSCL INDIAN OCEAN on the River Elbe dated 3./4.2.2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcySzdwNGOc
Regards Peter
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Weather forecast German Bight (Deutsche Bucht) for the next 24 hours:
German Bight:
Southwest to South 5
slowly increasing 6 to 7,
Deutsche Bucht:
S
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AIS would suggest that the vessel EMPIRE came a bit too close and caused a course shift that got the containership out of control. Shouldn't speculate on these things but it is fun to do so!
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Well Bob
If you watch careful ahead,,the fairway is straight to the next green buoy and if the EMPIRE would have been considered a problem the reaction should have been to steer the ship more to the starboard side and not to the port.
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Update No. 3:
Ship is further lightened
Spring tide is to be used
According to the information of the CCME (Havariekommando) on the CSCL INDIAN OCEAN still is located 800 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and 570 tons of gas oil. The aim of the CCME is to lighten the ship down to the most essential supplies. On Tuesday morning (09th of February 2016) there is a chance of the nex towing attempt. On current projections and calculations will open a window of time in which a towing operation would be possible.
This time window want to use the CCME and the shipping company.
Until then, they will try the distressed vessel for towing preparation.
A dredger is used which would pave the area around the ship.
According to the press release Nr. 3 of Havariekommando, dated 5.2.2016.
Regards Peter
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Looks like you might have a valid point there Bob. Interesting to see what the outcome is
Allan
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Inland tanker DRESDEN II (EN-No. 04806640) alongside, lightering heavy fuel and gas oil from CSCL INDIAN OCEAN.
(http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160206/jhkxei7y.jpg)
Source: Stader Tageblatt
Regards Peter
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It looks to me that on first seeing Empire approaching on her STARBOARD bow, CSCL initiated a hard turn to PORT, to pass wrong side, but the more manouverable Empire did an even more violent turn to her starboard. If the Ship-plotter moving map can be scaled, Empire cleared CSCL bow by just a length, thus regaining the side of the channel where she should have been to start with, but the lumbering CSCL could not, despite a visible effort, turn back before leaving the channel to port and running aground. It was dark, but I have no idea what visibility was at the time.
Or am I reading too much into the moving map?
Holedriller
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@ hole drille and BobS
Sorry,,can,t and don,t see what you see
If you look careful, at seq 12th min, at the end. the Empire is already with a heading
to her starboard and would pass port-port. The Indian Ocean however is starting during that time period
already to turn to her port side. With that she actually in such situation turns to the WRONG side , special because the fairway is straight no need to turn at that time because of the Fairway, if at all she wanted or they thought they have a situation to avoid the Empire she should have turned to the starboard. However she starts turning to her port at a time where the Empire shows her already her port side.
For me it is clear that
a) she really gives port rudder and therefore she is at fault by not following the rules
b) that the rudder is out and stuck on a port setting and no chance anymore to avoid the grounding
one could argue that the Empire should have stayed on the green side and let pass the Indian Ocean green/green, but she passed clear to the red side and the Indian Ocean starts turning to her port side when the Empire was already on a clear pass red/red course
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Dredger NJOERD (IMO 05115130), owned by Van Oord (NL), has begun work around the CSCL INDIAN OCEAN:
(http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160206/889tr7tm.jpg)
Photo by Peter Hartung
Regards Peter
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What we do not have is the luxury of hearing any communication between the bridges ie agreement to pass red to red etc.
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Press release no. 4
Date:
6th February 2016
Dredging process commenced
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Hi Captain Ted.
Well, colleague, at first glance I agree with you. No need under any circunstance to steer to port but as you mentioned may be... "that the rudder is out and stuck on a port setting and no chance anymore to avoid the grounding". Besides that, no way.
Helmsman error or misunderstanding with the orders...
We need to wait and see...
MBregards.
ventuari.
PS. I was close to the same situation at the Houston Channel in 1984 ( at night). The helmsman misunderstood the Channel Pilot rudder orders ( order to port and helmsman went to starb. ), but I reacted immediately... and nothing happened...
@ hole drille and BobS
Sorry,,can,t and don,t see what you see
If you look careful, at seq 12th min, at the end. the Empire is already with a heading
to her starboard and would pass port-port. The Indian Ocean however is starting during that time period
already to turn to her port side. With that she actually in such situation turns to the WRONG side , special because the fairway is straight no need to turn at that time because of the Fairway, if at all she wanted or they thought they have a situation to avoid the Empire she should have turned to the starboard. However she starts turning to her port at a time where the Empire shows her already her port side.
For me it is clear that
a) she really gives port rudder and therefore she is at fault by not following the rules
b) that the rudder is out and stuck on a port setting and no chance anymore to avoid the grounding
one could argue that the Empire should have stayed on the green side and let pass the Indian Ocean green/green, but she passed clear to the red side and the Indian Ocean starts turning to her port side when the Empire was already on a clear pass red/red course
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@ Ventuari
I had such situations also a few times, and until now lucky that nothing really came out of it.
One time it was damned close ,,though
The Houston Ship (shit) Channel is known for those close encounters. Hate to go that one up and down !!!
brgds
capt ted
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I heard from a reliable source that this was caused by a steering gear failure.
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It is very simple, the ship had a rudder blackout and the pilots decided to to manouver the ship to the northern side of the fairway with mud on the ground instead to the southside with stones. So they avoided a blocking of the main fairway.
Empire has nothing to do with the casualty.
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It is very simple, the ship had a rudder blackout and the pilots decided to to manouver the ship to the northern side of the fairway with mud on the ground instead to the southside with stones.
Empire has nothing to do with the casualty.
When there is a steering gear failure all control is lost and the ship finds its own destiny. On a ship this size there is nothing you can do that can change the outcome. The pilot and captain are powerless to do anything that will result in a positive outcome. You could drop anchors, but with so much momentum, they would have no effect in such a short space of time and that's if you could hold on to them. These ships displace 230000 of water when fully loaded. You could use the bow thrust, but at anything above 3 knots the effect is more or less useless, and would be very slow with any headway.
This incident is showing that these mega ships are too big. There are no floating cranes tall enough to discharge the boxes to lighten the ships draft.
It is very fortunate the Ship has not blocked the river to navigation otherwise the port of Hamburg would be in major trouble.
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Update: Dredgers continued their work. Now BARENT ZANEN and NJOERD in action.
Slight list of INDIAN OCEAN has been noted since yesterday.
Bad weather forecast for monday:
Deutsche Bucht:
South to Southwest 8 to 9, later 7.
Ship is grounded in west-eastern direction.
Tidal forecast (nearest Pegel/Level Schulau):
(http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160207/olla3b3b.jpg)
(http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160207/ttbu5w4z.jpg)
BARENT ZANEN on shipspotting: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2379107
CSCL INDIAN OCEAN on shipspotting: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2404808
NJOERD:
(http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160206/889tr7tm.jpg)
More will follow.
Have a good "sun"day.
Regards Peter
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Hi Ben.
If that was the cause ( and not helsman error or misunderstanding rudder orders ), nothing to do with that monster. Watching at Jens shot, no starb. anchor. So a big problem...and as we comment earlier..... "that the rudder is out and stuck on a port setting and no chance anymore to avoid the grounding"
MBregards.
ventuari
I heard from a reliable source that this was caused by a steering gear failure.
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She lost her starboard anchor with chain!!!
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Any detailed information available?
As per Jens Boldt: "She lost her anchor (and chain) while at anchorage west of Helgoland on February 2nd before she was entering the Elbe..."
Thanks to Jens Boldt.
Original photo: http://shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2404808
Regards Peter
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CSCL INDIAN OCEAN lost her starboard anchor already on Helgoland-Tiefwasser-Reede before approaching the river Elbe. She came in with only the portside anchor and without tug assistance.
When the anchor goes into smoke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAcfaMDcY68
More (in german language) here: http://www.kn-online.de/News/Aktuelle-Nachrichten-Schleswig-Holstein/Schleswig-Holstein/Ungluecksfrachter-verlor-Anker-bereits-vor-Helgoland
Regards Peter
Live on cam: http://www.elbdeichcam.de/
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Maritime News wrote as follows:
"The mystery around the grounded ultra large container ship CSCL Indian Ocean continue to grow. According to German media, the vessel lost starboard anchor with about a hundred meter anchor chain, while waiting for Elbe transit on an anchorage west of Helgoland. The accident was not reported to local maritime authorities and happened at unclear circumstances, but obviously during heaving up anchor maneuvering. According to the shipping experts, the missing of starboard anchor could hardly help to avoid grounding of such large vessel, but in all the cases is important fact for the investigation."
Link: http://www.newsmaritime.com/2016/cscl-indian-ocean-lost-anchor-grounding-elbe-river/
Regards Peter
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Fairmount Expedition is on the way with destination Hamburg.
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Use off anchor. It is nowadays regarded as NOT TO DO in certain circumstances and this is one of them.
1) The anchor will not hold the ship or slow it substantial down on that short distance.
2) It is even dangerous when the anchor itself gets dragged along and then sits suddenly between the river floor and the ship and rips open the hull of the vessel, next thing is a oil spill and such.
3) Even if the anchor manages to stop the ship the very same will turn, grounding side ways in the fairway which leads to a blockage of the very same, which is the good case, but it could be that she also sits then with the bow and stern on the ground and breaks in the river in two pieces
Imagine that,, oil spill,, and the river blocked for days/weeks ?
So if it was not dropped or was not dropped because it was not there was possibly the good thing on this case.. The missing starboard anchor did not contribute at all to the incident. If not reported, not good for that matter, but otherwise rather unimportant to what has happened
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German Bight
Gale warnings - Issued: 0413 UTC on Monday 8 February 2016
Southerly severe gale force 9 continuing, veering southwesterly imminent
Wind
Southwest 7 to severe gale 9.
Sea state
Rough or very rough.
Weather
Squally showers.
Visibility
Good, occasionally poor.
Source: BBC MetOffice, marine weather.
Regards Peter
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UPDATE No. 5 - dated 8.2.2016 afternoon
Ready for next attempt to refloat and tow the CSCL INDIAN OCEAN - Preparations completed
6.506 tons heavy fuel oil, gas oil and ballast water lightered. 45.000 cubicmeters mud and sand removed.
Towing attempt with 12 tugs and a total of bollard pull of 1.085 tons shall start tonight on 2:00 hrs local time and may last several hours. River Elbe is closed for traffic between 2:00 to 6:00 hrs local time. High tide is expected with plus 122 cm at L
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why is the Nordic not involved?
perhaps someone can explain
thanks
Xylad
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why is the Nordic not involved?
perhaps someone can explain
thanks
Xylad
Hi, Peter, "NORDIC" has a bollard pull of 201 tons, FAIRMOUNT EXPEDITION has a bollard of 205 tons. But - the NORDIC is the official emergency tug of the german government and ARGE K
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thanks Peter for the answer.
My intention and my thoughts were "much helps much" or "the more the better".
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Live Webcam.
Sill grounded.
http://www.elbdeichcam.de
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thanks Peter for the answer.
My intention and my thoughts were "much helps much" or "the more the better".
Hello Peter,
thanks for your suggestion. As per "Hannoversche Allgemeine" Smit Salvage (NL) has won the towage tender and CSCL ordered Smit for Salvage.
More: http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Der-Norden/Uebersicht/Hollaender-wollen-die-Indian-Ocean-in-der-Elbe-bergen
Regards Peter
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Still grounded or not... time for a big thanks to you Peter for keeping us up-to-date with such detailed information and to all the others who enlightened a landlubber like with the things that were discussed here in this forum thread! :)
Cheers,
Jens
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Large amount of tugs in the area of CSCL Indian Ocean now.
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Its now high tide.
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As of 1:44am Tugs on site are,
FAIRMOUNT EXPEDITION
UNION MANTA
BUGSIER 9
BUGSIER 8
BUGSIER 7
BUGSIER 3
BUGSIER 2
BUGSIER 10
ZP BULLDOG
ZP BOXER
SD ROVER
SD DOLPHIN
SCHLEPPKO 7
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Lets hope it works to get her off
otherwise they have a real problem on their hands !!!!
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She's off Ted, see the live-cam and ais.
Cheers,
Roy
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CSCL INDIAN OCEAN is now off and at a berth.
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Into the dawn. Hamburg calling. The happy ending of a long lasting journey:
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Source: "Hamburger Abendblatt", screenshot.
Regards Peter
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The CSCL Indian Ocean has now Moored in the Waltersfofen Hafen.
Rgds:Hannes.
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The CSCL Indian Ocean has now moored in the Waltershofer hafen.
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And here is the official statement from the Havariekommando, released today morning:
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Have a fine day. Well done. Thanks to all.
Regards Peter
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I knew we could rely on Schleppko 7! ;D
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The lucky moment of last night: We had "Spring tide" = Sun - New Moon - Earth in one line. Resulting a higher tide.
(http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160209/yamgjiuy.jpg)
Hope this explains the special situation.
Regards Peter
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It was there Jens. I don't know why.
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After the ship was berthed at containerterminal pilot and authorities gave a statement to a german TV-team, the the ship was only escorted by 5 tugs but went by own engine and fully functionally rudder engine to the pier at Waltershof terminal.
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Here's the salvage in AIS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS6VNXeXCUg
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I knew we could rely on Schleppko 7
Filming?
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I have no idea, David. At some point before the final attempt started I saw Schleppko 7 alongside one of the bigger tugs. My first thought was catering ;D