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Grounding on the Elbe

The 'Venture' ran aground short time after leaving the Dradenau Port in Hamburg on the Falkenstein Shore of the Elbe, while sailing downstream on the river towards the Northsea in loaden condition, on March 18, 2025, at around 3.50 p.m. (Lat. 53.5587 Lng. 9.7904) The emergency services attended at the scene at around 4:15 p.m. Smoke was reported coming from the ship. Initially, it was thought the ship had caught fire, and accordingly two fireboats, a multi-purpose boat, and a small fire department boat were deployed. On scene, however, the 45 emergency services determined that the ship had run aground due to an engine damage. The suspicion of a fire was not confirmed. No pollutants were released. According to initial findings, mechanical problems were responsible for the accident. To stabilize the ship, the fire department's boats established a cable connection to the two tugs 'Fairplay 95' (IMO: 9964041) and 'VB Bison (IMO: 9701994). The 'Venture' could be refloated with the rising tide and was pulled back to the Dradenau Port in Hamburg at 5.20 p.m. UTC. After a final inspection, the ship was handed over to the water police at 6.45 p.m. Reports with photos and video: https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/polizei/einsatz-auf-der-elbe-schiff-auf-grund-gelaufen/ https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Frachtschiff-laeuft-vor-Hamburg-Blankenese-auf-Grund,venture100.html https://hamburg.t-online.de/region/hamburg/id_100642006/hamburg-frachtschiff-venture-havariert-auf-der-elbe.html

Steering gear repaired

On Jan 29, the 'Valiant' has returned to service after having suffered steering trouble enroute from Poole on Jan 25 off the coast of Herm. Specialist engineers were called to rectify the steering gear and carry out further repairs on one of the schottels, which was part of the steering system. The ship left Guernsey at 9 a.m. and arrived in St Helier just after 1 p.m. the same day.

Freighter suffered rudder trouble

The 'Valiant' encountered steering problems during its voyage from Poole, where it had sailed at 5.40 p.m. towards the Channel Islands in the night of Jan 25, 2020, and the issue became exaggerated as it neared Herm on Jan 26. The tug 'Duke of Normandy', the pilot boat 'Golden Spur' from Guernsey and the iwork boat 'Sarnia' assisted the 'Valiant' into port in deteriorating weather conditions. A towing connection was established just outside Guernsey's port, and the 'Duke of Normandy' towed it safely into St. Peter Port at 2.36 p.m.