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Title: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: ftakma on August 05, 2020, 09:02:30 AM
A huge explosion in Beirut has left at least 70 dead, injured 2,700 others and has also significantly damaged the Orient Queen, which was docked in the port of Beirut.

The ship was seen in images on Tuesday evening listing significantly at her berth.

Local officials blamed the blast highly explosive materials stored in a warehouse in the port.

Typically sailing for locally-owned Abou Merhi Cruises, the 370-guest, 1989-built ship operated seasonally homeporting in Beirut.

Port calls typically included Marmaris, Kusadasi, Mykonos, Athens, Nafplio, Paros, and Rhodes, before sailing back to Beirut.

For the picture:
https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23335-orient-queen-cruise-ship-damaged-in-beirut-blast.html
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Dеnis on August 05, 2020, 11:14:57 AM
Sietas vessel MERO STAR (IMO 8321682) & gen.cargo RAOUF H (IMO 8325535) were docked like 250 meters from that warehouse when the explosion occured.
Both vessels visible in the background on video pic: https://www.france24.com/en/20200805-beirut-residents-awake-to-scenes-of-devastation-after-port-explosion
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: davidships on August 05, 2020, 11:58:05 AM
At least three Bangladeshi nationals killed on BNS BIJOY, berthed in Beirut while on United Nations duties
https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/military-affairs/2020/08/05/bangladesh-navy-crew-injured-in-beirut-blast (https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/military-affairs/2020/08/05/bangladesh-navy-crew-injured-in-beirut-blast) (two more affected ships in the third photo)
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1201998 (http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1201998)
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Angelgreat on August 05, 2020, 03:03:46 PM
With the vessels that were damaged in the Beirut explosions, they will have to be inspected to see if they're repairable. If yes, lots of money will be needed to return them into service. If no, then they will be pulled to the ship breakers.
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Angelgreat on August 05, 2020, 03:49:15 PM
The Orient Queen has sanked. She will be salvaged and scrapped.

https://mobile.twitter.com/cedar_news/status/1290963829401292801
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Richard Paton on August 05, 2020, 07:05:10 PM
A couple of old livestock carriers were extremely close to the blast one of which was the Abou Karim I IMO 7120768  (ex  Hascosay from her NorthLink days). She's till afloat despite being the nearest vessel to the epicentre...
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Angelgreat on August 05, 2020, 07:17:00 PM
Something tells me that the vessels in the Aliaga Scrapyards would have been useful for providing shelter to the people affected in Beruit.
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Dеnis on August 05, 2020, 11:48:03 PM
A couple of old livestock carriers were extremely close to the blast one of which was the Abou Karim I IMO 7120768  (ex  Hascosay from her NorthLink days). She's till afloat despite being the nearest vessel to the epicentre...

Interesting, I've known her as TRANSBALTICA when she was frequently visiting Kaliningrad in the end of the 90s...

Before the blast happened, were the crews of all those near vessels evacuated & how?
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Patrick Hill on August 06, 2020, 08:57:12 AM

Before the blast happened, were the crews of all those near vessels evacuated & how?

I would suspect not as the original fire was in one warehouse, the safest place would have been inside on the nearest ships. One of the video's of the disaster appears to be taken by crew on the City of Rome, a reasonable distance away but the crew are sent flying.
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Tuomas Romu on August 06, 2020, 05:14:15 PM
Just realized that little coaster that was closest to the blast "jumped" on top of the quay.
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Angelgreat on August 06, 2020, 05:17:18 PM
Yikes, how will they safely out it back in water?
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Tuomas Romu on August 06, 2020, 05:25:01 PM
I don't think they are in a big hurry - it's been there for four years already. I guess they'll cut it up for scrap on the quayside - that's the most convenient place to do it anyway.
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Angelgreat on August 06, 2020, 05:27:12 PM
I don't think they are in a big hurry - it's been there for four years already. I guess they'll cut it up for scrap on the quayside - that's the most convenient place to do it anyway.

That, or pull it to Aliaga.
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Tuomas Romu on August 06, 2020, 05:30:51 PM
That, or pull it to Aliaga.

Probably not worth it if you factor in the cost of refloating the vessel. It will probably be cleaned up together with all the other scrap metal in the port area.
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Yvon Perchoc on August 06, 2020, 11:11:47 PM
Incredible, the stern lines of the two laid-up live-stocks didn't break !
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Patrick Hill on August 07, 2020, 06:41:03 AM
Just realized that little coaster that was closest to the blast "jumped" on top of the quay.

The small vessel was the coastal tanker Amadeo II - better known in UK waters as Pia Theresa.
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Richard Paton on August 07, 2020, 04:34:32 PM
Abou Karim I (ex Hascosay) has now capsized.  :(
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: davidships on August 07, 2020, 09:32:32 PM
I've shortened the title to make it clear that this topic covers all ships damaged at Beirut
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: old sailor on August 11, 2020, 10:35:00 AM
Orient Queen x Vistamar - damaged in the Beirut explosion
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: old sailor on August 11, 2020, 10:37:58 AM
The list of ships in the port at the time of the blast - as of day of blast
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: davidships on August 12, 2020, 11:18:18 AM
Last on that list should read DPS TRAMONTANE (IMO 7521778)

Here is a more comprehensive list: https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/several-vessels-near-to-location-of-huge-explosion-in-port-of-beirut/ (https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/several-vessels-near-to-location-of-huge-explosion-in-port-of-beirut/)

Also in port were:
Bangladeshi corvette BIJOY (on UN duties) - damaged and is being replaced by BNS SHONGRAM
The two laid-up livestock carriers (ABOU KARIM I and ??)
and maybe other laid-up vessels
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Dеnis on August 12, 2020, 01:43:15 PM
ABOU KARIM I & ABOU KARIM III http://www.dailystar.com.lb/dailystar/Pictures/2020/08/07/828320_img650x420_img650x420_crop.jpg
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Yvon Perchoc on August 12, 2020, 06:30:21 PM
A screen copy of Marinetrafic just after the blast.
The # are added (laid-up ships).
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Dеnis on August 12, 2020, 09:33:25 PM
Was it this TRANSPORTER - IMO 9204714 ?
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/search.php?search_imo=9204714
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Yvon Perchoc on August 12, 2020, 10:00:13 PM
Denis,
TRANSPORTER is a live-stock (IMo8701387).
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2978158
Regards,
Yvon
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: rene2805 on August 13, 2020, 07:38:30 AM
Hello Denis,

Your TRANSPORTER (9204714) was sold together with sistership TRACER (9204702) by BigLift (Dutch) , to unknown byers in june 2019.
Since then both ships are laid-up !!! in Massawa Ethiopia
Suspended from Bureau Veritas since july first 2019 !!
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: davidships on August 18, 2020, 12:17:08 AM
There are a couple of other ships present at the explosion, which I have not seen identified - probably laid up - moored on the long breakwater (to the west of where RHOSUS previously sank).   They are in the top left of these two before-and-after satellite images.  I am particularly interested in what looks like a small white passenger ship or large yacht:
Before: https://news.files.bbci.co.uk/vj/live/idt-images/image-slider-Beirutsatellite/BEIRUT976BEFORE_r9smf.jpg (https://news.files.bbci.co.uk/vj/live/idt-images/image-slider-Beirutsatellite/BEIRUT976BEFORE_r9smf.jpg)
After: https://news.files.bbci.co.uk/vj/live/idt-images/image-slider-Beirutsatellite/beirutafter976_ny36m.jpg (https://news.files.bbci.co.uk/vj/live/idt-images/image-slider-Beirutsatellite/beirutafter976_ny36m.jpg)
You can see it in profile in this photo in full view:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Port_of_Beirut_15-8-2020.jpg (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Port_of_Beirut_15-8-2020.jpg)

There's also a small tanker visible in that photo, just above the ruins of the silo.
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: Kyle Stubbs on August 18, 2020, 04:45:51 AM
I am particularly interested in what looks like a small white passenger ship or large yacht:

Looking at back imagery in Google Earth, the vessel seems to have arrived in Beirut sometime in 2010, and shortly after had some modifications done to the superstructure amidships.

A likely candidate that's been photographed in Beirut, and has a matching profile and hull shape is BLUE DAWN (IMO 5364073): http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1520414
Title: Re: Ships Damaged in Beirut Blast
Post by: davidships on August 18, 2020, 01:24:15 PM
Looks a good match Kyle. Thanks.