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Title: Grounding off Algeciras of Bulk Carrier Tawe
Post by: JISOLA on October 11, 2008, 09:06:04 AM

Bulk carrier TAWE has gone aground at Punta San Garcia, Algeciras only a few miles away from where the Fedra is being battered by the Easterly gales. Spanish Coastguard Tug Clara Campoamor in attendance but with no line attached. Same place as Sierra Nava went aground January 2007

Photo of vessel aground can be seen  at

http://www.europasur.es/

and photo of the Sierra Nava grounding "http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=347259" target="_blank">http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=347259

Title: Re: Grounding off Algeciras of Bulk Carrier Tawe
Post by: Jos on October 11, 2008, 05:09:29 PM

Videos here,  (http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1_2SHCdIdc)here (http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=cjwldP3Z20E) and here (http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=zj9ITBzKP2M)

JL

Title: Re: Grounding off Algeciras of Bulk Carrier Tawe
Post by: manuscan on October 11, 2008, 05:34:35 PM

Two more links:
http://www.fotosdebarcos.com/viewtopic.php?t=17483&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

http://www.fotosdebarcos.com/viewtopic.php?t=17483

Title: Re: Grounding off Algeciras of Bulk Carrier Tawe
Post by: Jos on October 11, 2008, 06:54:12 PM

Manuscan,

Your links are for FEDRA not for TAWE.
Pictures of both vessels (new angles) can be seen here (http://www.elmundo.es/albumes/2008/10/11/barcos/index.html)

JL

Title: Re: Grounding off Algeciras of Bulk Carrier Tawe
Post by: Daniel Ferro on October 21, 2008, 08:46:57 PM

The bulk carrier TAWE was pulled off the rocks at Algeciras yesterday evening. She was succesfully pulled out by the Boluda tugs based at Algeciras and the larger VB ARTICO under the supervision of Svitzer Salvage. The ship was then taken to the shipyard at San Roque where she will be surveyed and repaired.

Daniel