m/v Lehmann Timber giving SOS

[odindj]

July 12, 22.30 moscow time (time on board, too)

[Guest]

Hi Odin

Appears that she also ran aground just to compound her woes!

This from Russia Today @ http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/27425

July 13, 2008, 12:16

Ship runs ashore after being released by pirates

A cargo ship with a Russian captain has run into new trouble just days after being released by pirates.
The Lehmann Timber was held captive for more than a month off the coast off Somalia.

The pirates were reportedly paid a ransom of $US 750,000 to release it.

After being freed on Tuesday, it headed for a safe port but has run aground.

The 15 crew members have reportedly been unable to start the engine for over a day and have sent out a distress signal.

A U.S. ship is said to be on the way to help.

"We're in distress. The engine hasn

[odindj]

Russia Today mistakenly understood master - I'm in close touch with all russian main media, and Russia Tdy actually, called master after my notice. There's no shoal or whatever, just take a look at http://www.odin.tc/eng/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=124

[mooringman]

Can anybody explain me,why there is still the same crew on board?What kind of shipsowner is this?He don't care a bit of the people on board!There should be a possibillity to change the crew and get some provisions in Mombasa,but the vessel seems to sail in the Gulf of Aden again.I really don't understand this!Good luck to the crew!
Or is this everything only a nightmare or a fake??

[Timsen]

Meanwhile the "Momsen" (DDG 92)  is on scene as well as the tug "Dubai Moon" which was chartered via Marint (London).

[mooringman]

The USS "Momsen" supplied via helicopter the MV "Lehmann Timber"!