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The owner of the 'Solöng' said on March 31 that he was setting up a fund for potential lawsuits over the allision wit the 'Stena Immaculate'. The MS Solong Schiffahrtsgesellschaft M & Co KG, a subsidiary of Ernst Russ, which owns the container ship, was sued at London’s High Court on that day by the operators of the 'Stena Immaculate'. The Ernst Russ subsidiary brought a separate case at the specialist Admiralty Court seeking a limitation of liability. That case is being brought against the Dutch logistics firm Samskip, which previously said the 'Solong' was carrying Samskip containers, and all other persons claiming or being entitled to claim loss or damage over the allision. Ernst Russ was setting up a limitation fund, which will be available for parties who have verified claims against the 'Solong'’s owner. The incident occurred in territorial waters of the UK and there are interested parties and potential claimants residing in the UK, such as public authorities, hence the setting up of a fund in the UK is the most appropriate way forward. The owners of the 'Solong' were seeking to face claims and ensure a fund is available for any proven claims. The fund provides necessary security for potential claimants’ claims. On April 1 the 'Fure Vyl' was attended by the tug 'Svitzer Laura' (IMO: 9234147 ), while the tugs 'Brage Viking' (IMO: 9475791 ) and 'Triton' (IMO: 9451537 ) were moored in the vicinity of the 'Stena Immaculate'.

The fault, which has kept the 'Tunøfærgen ' in the port of Hov since March 27, has now been located in the port of Hov, being related to a gearbox. The ferry operator hopes that the ferry can be back in service from April 3. Technicians have been working to find the fault together with employees from Hundested Propeller, who at one time had supplied the ship's gears, among other things. The investigations have shown that the port side gear has broken. So now a major repair was started by the ferry operator. Until the Tunø ferry is back in operation, the 'Ternen' will be responsible for the ferry service to the island. However, the 'Ternen' only has room for 12 passengers, and also has other tasks to solve, such as maintaining the wind turbines on Tunø Rev and the turbines at Samsø in the coming days. Therefore, the exact times for the ferry sailings could not be given. If there is an acute space problem, it is possible to deploy an even smaller ship, the 'Ternen 2', which, however, only has room for six passengers, while the 'Tunøfærgen' has a capacity of more than 100 passengers, and also space for four cars.

On March 29,, 2025, at 2.50 a.m. LT, the ' Jianghai Zhida 66', en route from Ningbo to Jiang Yin with 13 crew members on board, was in collision with the 'Ning Yuan Bei Lun' (MMSI: 413609370), en route from Ningbo to Zhapu with 934 TEUs of containerized cargo on board, near Yangxiaomao Island, Ningbo, in pos. 29-54. 18 N 122-10. 99 E. The 'Jinaghai Zhida 66', which was scheduled to load cargo at Ningbo Port before heading to Jiangyin Port. suffered such severe damage that it sank within five minutes. At 6:50 a.m. all crew members were recovered. However, one of them was found deceased, while three others were injured and taken to hospital for treatment. The remaining nine crew members were safe and sound. The 'Ningyuan Beilun' suffered only slight damage and moored at Zhoushan Anchorage for investigations. The cause of the collision was investigated by the authorities. The 'Ningyuan Beilun', an open-top container vessel operated by the Ningbo Ocean Shipping, was delivered only on Feb 27 from the Taizhou Jianxing Heavy Industry. It had departed from the Ningbo Meishan Island Container Terminal at 00:56 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Zhapu Port on March 29 at 5:30 p.m.

On March 29, 2025, the 'TB Toranes' , while towing a barge with a crane, belonging to Veidekke, that had been at the slipway in Dåfjorden at Stord, southwards along Sletta, had to stop at Årabrotholmane due to engine trouble. The lifeboat 'Horn Rescue' (MMSI: 257641000) towed the 'TB Toranes' into the port of Haugesund, while the towed barge was taken care of by patrol boat 'Tor' (IMO: 9353369) and the lifeboat 'RC Bergesen' (MMSI: 257965590). which pulled it to Haugesund too. Report with photo: https://x.com/NSSR/status/1906006820411371662

On March 29,, 2025, at 2.50 a.m. LT, the ' Jianghai Zhida 66' (MMSI: 413530020), en route from Ningbo to Jiang Yin with 13 crew members on board, was in collision with the 'Ning Yuan Bei Lun', en route from Ningbo to Zhapu with 934 TEUs of containerized cargo on board, near Yangxiaomao Island, Ningbo, in pos. 29-54. 18 N 122-10. 99 E. The 'Jinaghai Zhida 66', which was scheduled to load cargo at Ningbo Port before heading to Jiangyin Port. suffered such severe damage that it sank within five minutes. At 6:50 a.m. all crew members were recovered. However, one of them was found deceased, while three others were injured and taken to hospital for treatment. The remaining nine crew members were safe and sound. The 'Ningyuan Beilun' suffered only slight damage and moored at Zhoushan Anchorage for investigations. The cause of the collision was investigated by the authorities. The 'Ningyuan Beilun', an open-top container vessel operated by the Ningbo Ocean Shipping, was delivered only on Feb 27 from the Taizhou Jianxing Heavy Industry. It had departed from the Ningbo Meishan Island Container Terminal at 00:56 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Zhapu Port on March 29 at 5:30 p.m.