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Allision off Livorno

The ferry "Eurocargo Istanbul" allided with the anchored "BBC Bahrain" in the early morning of Jan 31, 2016, on the outer anchorage of Livorno. The ferry was en route to Livorno from Cagliari. After it had suffered engine trouble on Jan 30 at 11.30 p.m. about 11 miles off the port, it asked for tug assistance, and four tugs intervened. Due to bad weather with strong wind, the towline broke at 4.10 a.m., and the drifting ferry hit the cargo ship at 4.37 a.m. Little damage was reported, and the ferry was anchored on the outer roads because docking still was risky due to the bad weather. A patrol boat of the Coastguard was monitoring. he ferry finally berthed at the Terminal Alto Fondale in Livorno on Feb 1 at 11 a.m., followed by the cargo ship at 11.45 p.m. Italian reports with photos: http://www.quilivorno.it/collisione-fra-due-navi-in-rada/ http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/livorno/cronaca/2016/01/31/news/lieve-collisione-tra-2-navi-in-rada-livorno-1.12872167?refresh_ce http://www.lanazione.it/livorno/collisione-porto-1.1690293

Rudder failure in Kiel Canal

Enroute from Izmir to Uddevalla via Rostock the "BBC Bahrain" encountered a rudder failure during the eastbound transit of the Kiel Canal on Oct 2, 2015, close to the Levensau Bridge. The master and pilot were able to avoid a grounding in the embankment and managed to zig zag into the North Port of Kiel where the ship was berthed at noon . It could continue its voyage at 1.10 p.m. and berthed in Rostock on Oct 3 short past noon before continuing to Uddevalla the same evening. German report with photo: http://www.kn-online.de/News/Nord-Ostsee-Kanal/Nachrichten-vom-NOK/Nord-Ostsee-Kanal-stundenlang-gesperrt