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Title: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Henry23 on September 26, 2016, 01:18:10 PM

Reading reports that the Mv Mustafa Kan, blt 2009 (IMO 9462263) has sunk off Italy after springing a leak in the engine room.

Any further info to hand?

Thanks

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Timsen on September 26, 2016, 07:08:47 PM

http://www.vesseltracker.com/de/Ships/Mustafa-Kan-9462263.html?show=reports#block

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Petros Psarras on October 02, 2016, 10:47:30 AM

According to this (https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2016/15123/mustafa-kan-didnt-sink-capsized-vessel-taken-tow/), finally she didnot sink ...just capsized (upside-down position) and a greek Tug tows her.
In the meantime  understanding the tug and monitoring it at AIS,she goes 11 knots(!!!)

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: davidships on October 02, 2016, 03:53:51 PM

They put the decimal point in now: MED FOS now making a more realistic 1kn, ESE "for orders".

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: miraflores on October 02, 2016, 04:33:42 PM

Is the towing tug the MED FOS or the PANTANASSA?

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Edvard Aaseboe on October 02, 2016, 07:28:58 PM

On the Picture from the link above it`s most likly Pantanassa thats towing.

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: davidships on October 03, 2016, 12:39:07 AM

A bit odd.  As you said, Petros, PANTANASSA (52tbp) is racing back from the scene to Piraeus at a steady 11kn.  ETA Piraeus 10.00UTC 3/10, and not indicating that she has anything in tow, and certainly not a capsized vessel

Meanwhile MED FOS (98tbp) plods on at 1kn ESE-wards, showing restricted manoeuvrability.  All that is consistent with the tow (VesselTracker "The wreck was now pulled at an extremely slow speed towards Cyprus").

So it seems likely to me that both tugs were involved in the recovery of the capsized vessel.  PANTANASSA sailed from off Neapoli Voion on 26/9, arriving Augusta STS area 29/9; MED FOS was a day behind, sailing from Lavrion nr Piraeus 27/9 and arriving in the casualty area 29/9.

If PANTANASSA is still involved, perhaps she is to pick up further equipment and rendezvous with MED FOS later.

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: davidships on October 08, 2016, 10:53:07 AM

MED FOS continuing her sub-1kn eastward passage now past halfway between Sicily and Greece.

No sign of anything coming to meet her yet.  PANTANASSA is busying herself around Piraeus area.

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Petros Psarras on October 16, 2016, 08:56:58 PM

Med Fos seems to have left the operation , now sailing with 10 knots , when in the same time Christos XXII sails some miles Souther with 0.8...

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: davidships on October 16, 2016, 10:01:27 PM

Yes Petros.  Looks as if MED FOS returning to her salvage station at Lavrion.
Intentions of CHRISTOS XXII not yet clear as she has started on a southwesterly course, rather than the previous generally eastward progress, but one to watch tomorrow.

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: davidships on October 19, 2016, 11:57:20 AM

Looks as if MED FOS went to Pylos to pick up something and has now returned to rendezvous with CHRISTOS XXII and MUSTAFA KAN.  (MED FOS showing destination as "BE OLN", but that is the code for a town 25 miles up the Albert Canal east of Antwerp, so presumably an error!)

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Timsen on October 31, 2016, 09:36:30 AM

Any guess what happened with the "Mustafa Kan"?

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: davidships on October 31, 2016, 12:35:42 PM

Presumably still in capsized tow of MED FOS.
A few days ago MED FOS was about 150m WSW of Crete, heading ESE at about 1kn

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Timsen on November 01, 2016, 09:16:30 AM

Strange enough, towing a ship bottom up which doesn't want to sink, for such a long time. I wonder what the plans may be with such a vessel.

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: davidships on November 10, 2016, 10:38:43 PM

MED FOS apparently still towing the ship and now south of Crete near Gavdos island, and continuing a meandering course at +/-1kn.
No definitive news of intentions seen anywhere.

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Timsen on November 11, 2016, 05:19:00 PM

Well, though the Mustafa Kan seems to be a very watertight belly up ship, which port would like to dock it? Why not use it as a target, and off she goes?

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: davidships on December 16, 2016, 07:05:05 PM

Although MED FOS still appeared to have MUSTAFA KHAN in tow a few days ago south-east of Crete, I wonder whether the latter has now sunk.  MED FOS is now heading in the direction of Piraeus at a healthy 7 knots.

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Timsen on December 20, 2016, 09:59:38 AM

If we will ever get to know what finally happened? I can't find anything in the net!

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Bj on December 21, 2016, 08:57:51 AM

http://www.seanews.com.tr/news/162273/Turkish-owned-cargo-ship-quotM-V-MUSTAFA-KANquot-sank-off-Sicily.html

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Phil English on December 21, 2016, 09:11:43 AM

Bjorn,

Thanks, but that's old news. As mentioned in the thread here, the vessel didn't sink and was taken in tow.

Brgds
Phil

Title: Re: Mv Mustafa Kan sinks off Italy
Post by: Timsen on December 22, 2016, 09:01:52 AM

So the mystery remains unless someone spoke perhaps with the tug's crew?