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Shipspotters all over the world => Shipping News and information => Topic started by: MSC Johnny 2 on December 03, 2016, 12:07:00 PM
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https://felixstowedocker.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/ship-stuck-on-sands-off-norfolk.html
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MUROS seems to be still there - did a tug actually go?
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Hello Davidships,
There appears to be a small tus, RT Adriaan lying off in deeper water.
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Good. Arrived from Europoort in the early hours and looks as if she may have a little while taking soundings in preparation for the tide - though that's coming up in the next half-hour, and she is lying about 300m off MUROS.
RT ADRIAAN may be small, but she packs 85 tonnes bollard pull.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2561508
[midday - Cromer Lifboat now also in attendance]
[1230UTC - Cromer lifeboat returning to base - presumably took something out to RT ADRIAAN]
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Still aground
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:169083/imo:9397640/mmsi:225371000/vessel:MUROS
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What is tug RT Adriaan trying to do? It seems to be moving in an arc of constant radius centred on the bow of Muros, and facing away from the ship, which I interpret as being attached by a tow rope, and trying to pull the bow sideways to the SW into deeper water. But it is now low water, so if Muros did not move at high water, what is the point of pulling now? Perhaps it is just a convenient way to keep attached and wait for the next high.
Holedriller
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A lot more bollard pull needed to get a loaded 4,500 tons details ship of the Haisbro Sands. A bad place. The Muros' stern gear most likely damaged. So far lucky with the weather.
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My guess is that since midday-ish she has been hooked up on a 450-metre line, ready to go if the ship lifts off (or on the top of the tide anyway). And it has the advantage of being much easier to hold position during the long waiting hours with changing currents and tidal sets - compare the tracks before and after Sunday lunch (per Marinetraffic).
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According to this first attempts failed, and there were further discussions yesterday.
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/uncertainty_over_fate_of_stranded_cargo_ship_1_4804783
Now joined by Dutch survey boat GEMINI
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1980481
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Looks as if Gemini is surveying around. The ship will be settling in the sand by now, making it harder to pull her off without lightening and that would be difficult. If the weather deteriorates, they could be in big trouble.
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More activity today:
- Dutch/German multicat TORSTEN (IMO 9623142) arrived from Den Helder working close in on north side - she has 3m draught
- LUX flag, Belgian owned GEO OCEAN II (IMO 7427166) now doing extensive surveying both sides of the sandbank
- GEMINI at Lowestoft since last night
[later] RT ADRIAAN has now also gone round to the north side of the bank.
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It will be the weekend before there are increasing heights of tides to give the tugs any real chance of getting her off. They need proper salvage tug(s).
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Just noticed that MUROS seems to have swung some degrees to stbd, but only in comparison with Monday, so not sure when. I suppose it could even be unwelcome settling in the sand.
[Thursday am] rotated a bit more overnight by RT ADRIAAN and TORSTEN. GEO OCEAN II still surveying
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Refloated this evening and now heading in tow of RT ADRIAAN and escorted by TORSTEN innorthwesterly direction at +/-2kn.
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Good for them getting her off. I see she is now stopped/anchored towards the Sheringham.
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I wonder what the cost of this whole operation / salvage will be
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RT ADRIAAN now towing MUROS to Rotterdam. ETA 2000[UTC?] 11/12.
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Muros has now left the dry dock at the Eemhaven, where she has been since the 13th. Dec. and is now on the buoys in the Waalhaven. Re-loading her cargo.?.
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Muros is now down towards the Hook of Holland on passage to her original destination of Rochefort.