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Tanker still anchored at allision site

On March 28, the 'Solong' has arrived in the port of Aberdeen, being towed by the Multraship tugs 'Multratug 35' and 'Multratug 36' from Terneuzen. Multraship is carrying out the salvage together with the Boluda Towage SMS and T&T Salvage. The 'Solong' was berthed in the new port of Aberdeen. It is not yet clear what the next step will be. During the towage to port, the 'Multrasalvor 4' was ready to intervene in the event of possible pollution. The ship will be fully assessed by specialist marine assessors and insurers in the south harbour of Aberdeen. Meanwhile the 'Stena Immaculate', which has one ruptured cargo tank and a ruptured ballast water tank, is still stable at the site of the allision. Boskalis is looking at the options, but there is no urgency due to the low risk. Reports with photos: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/03/28/multraship-sleept-uitgebrande-solong-aberdeen-binnen/ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/container-ship-damaged-in-north-sea-collision-arrives-in-port-of-aberdeen/ar-AA1BPb24 https://www.aol.com/crashed-cargo-ship-solong-arrives-075930505.html

Tanker at anchor, Solong taken to Aberdeen

The 'Solong' is being towed to Aberdeen. The tugs 'Multratug 35' 'Multratug 36', 'Multrasalvor 4' and 'Forth Warrior' have established a towing connection with the container ship. An antipollution ship was escorting the convoy which is expected to arrive in Aberdeen on March 28.In recent days, Multraship ships have been near the 'Solong'. The salvage of the 'Solong' is in the hands of the American T&T, but the ships of Multraship are involved. The 'Stena Immaculate' is still at anchor for the time being with the tug 'Brage Viking' (IMO: 9475791) nearby.

Crews of Solong and Stena Immaculate repatriated

The crew members of the 'Solong' and the 'Stena Immaculat'e have been repatriated as the investigation into the incident continues. The HM Coastguard gave its last daily update on the morning of March 20, while a government minister traveled to the area to thank the brave first responders and civilian crews that saved the seafarers as the vessels were engulfed in flames. TheTransport Minister Mike Kane visited Grimsby Docks meeting with personnel from HM Coastguard as well as the teams from offshore wind operator RWE and Windcat which provides the crew transfer services from the port. He praised the actions of the commercial crews and thanked everyone for their efforts which saved the crews. Kane highlighted that the 'Windcat 33', contracted by RWE to assist with the transport of its technicians to RWE's Humber Gateway offshore wind farm, was first on the scene. The crew transfer vessel had completed taking technicians out to the wind farm and was 12 minutes away when the Mayday calls were issued. The crew of the 'Solong' was in a lifeboat when the vessel arrived, took them aboard, and brought them ashore. A second vessel repeated the same process rescuing the crew of the 'Stena Immaculate', which had also abandoned the tanker aboard its lifeboat. The 36 seafarers were triaged at Grimsby Dock. They were treated on scene and one person who had been injured declined further medical assistance. The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch was conducting interviews and gathering information as part of its investigation into the incident. On March 20 an approximately 1,500-meter-long and 200-meter-wide oil film was discovered by a satellite of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) 100 kilometers west of Sylt island within the German Economic Zone Fuel analyses will now determine whether the film is the result of the aollision between the 'Solong' and the 'Stena Immaculate'. After the satellite reported the pollution, an oil reconnaissance aircraft from the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCEM) took off from the Nordholz naval air base and confirmed the location. The "Bad Düben," which was on maritime patrol in the North Sea at the time, then headed for the site of the pollution. The crew took two water samples and a so-called background pollution sample for comparison. These samples are now being analyzed on land. Report with photos: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/crews-from-solong-and-stena-immaculate-return-home-as-salvage-continues