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Engine failure in the Garipçe Strait

The 'Mosa' suffered an engine failure off the Garipçe Strait during the transit of the Bosphorus on Dec 16 2024, at 6.45 p.m. UTC (Lat. 41.1674 Lng. 29.0660), en route from Constanta to Mytilene. The ship was moored safely at Büyükdere anchorage in pos. 41° 10' N 029° 04' E under the coordination of the Istanbul VTS Center and assisted by a pilot and the tug 'Kurtarma-5' (IMO: 9463164). It remained stationary as of Dec 17. Report with photo: https://x.com/kiyiemniyet/status/1868747110579056774

Coaster towed to Landskrona

During the late afternoon of Nov 9, the "Snow Lark" was refloated by two tugs, among them the Danish "Frigga" (IMO: 9175250), which had arrived at 1 p.m. at the grounding site. She was towed into the port of Landskrona at 5.55 p.m. The Swedish Coastguard was on scene to ensure that no contamination occurred. The ship, loaded with bauxite, an aluminum clay, was on its way to Landskrona. The cargo was destined for further transportation to northwestern Skåne. The ship was released by the Swedish Transport Agency in the evening of Nov 14 after an inspection. An engine failure was found to have caused the grounding on Nov 8, which was meanwhile fixed. The ship left the port of Landskrona at 8.10 p.m. and dropped anchor in pos. 55° 54.00' N 12° 46.86' E for order, Swedish report with photos: https://www.hd.se/2018-11-09/bat-pa-grund-utanfor-landskrona

Grounding off Landskrona

The "Snowlark" ran aground in the Øresund on Nov 8, 2018, at midnight off the entrance to Landskrona in pos. 55° 52.07' N 012° 48.30' E. The vessel has tried to refloat with own power, but later gave up the attempt. It had come from Rotterdam and was loaded with clay bound to to Höganäs Bjuf. it was planned to start with the salvage work on Nov 9. No leaks and no injuries reported. Swedish report with photo: https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/just-nu-handelsfartyg-fastnade-i-inseglingsranna/