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Ship left Waterford after repairs

Repairs on the 'Lily E' have been completed on Oct 28. The vessel had suffered damage to the electrical control panel, but no structural damage has been reported. Seawater entered the vent in the control room and poured onto the electrical control panel, resulting in a short circuit.A part of the cargo has been discharged and moved by road to its destination on Oct 24. The remaining cargo was discharged and moved on Oct 27 and Oct 28. The vessel sailed on Oct 28, bound for Aveiro with an ETA as of Nov 1.

Lily E safe in port

The 'Lily E' has been towed back to Waterford Port at Belview in the afternoon of Oct 21. The ship had drifted dangerously close to a rocky shore at Hook Head and was taken to Waterford Port under tow by the tug 'Tramontane' which was assisted by the tug 'Bargarth'. The ship will be inspected by Department of Transport Marine Survey Office personnel and it is understood the all nine crew members were said to be well. They had raised the alarm on Oct 20 at 3 p.m. after the vessel lost power about two nautical miles from Hook Head, County Wexford. RNLI boats from Dunmore East, Kilmore Quay and Rosslare were launched, as well as the R117 helicopter based at Waterford Airport. The lifeboat crews had to contend with force eight winds and six-metre high waves. While they were waiting for the tug to arrive, they had to stop the vessel ending up on the rocks at Hook Head. Two boats made an attempt to initiate a tow, but the first couple of attempts failed.

Lily E disabled off Waterford

In the morning of Oct 20, 2020, the 'Lily E', enroute from Szczecin with a cargo of coal and a crew of nine on board, lost power n bad weather conditions off the coast of Waterford while approaching its port of destination, New Ross, and drifted southwards. At midday she drifted in northern direction and was two nautical miles south of Hook Head. Three RNLI lifeboats were called to assist at 2.45 p.m., the lifeboat 14-17 (MMSI: 232002410), 16-18 (MMSI: 235050725) and 17-43 (MMSI: 235010875) from Dunmore East, Kilmore Quay and Rosslare. Around eight volunteer crew members were on board each lifeboat. They were working in extremely challenging conditions in the afternoon with strong winds and large swells Also the Waterford based Coast Guard helicopter was taking part in the SAR operation. In force eight conditions, the lifeboats from Dunmore East and Kilmore Quay established tow lines onto the vessel which was then very close to the rocks. The two lifeboats maintained the tow and kept the ship away from shore. The Rosslare RNLI boat stood by. Battling strong waves over six metres high, the three lifeboat crews worked together to ensure the vessel stayed away from the rocks until the tow was passed to the tug from Waterford – the 'Tramontane' – on its arrival at 5.40 p.m. Escorting the vessels until they reached the calmer waters of Waterford Harbour in the early hours of Oct 21, the lifeboat crews were eventually stood down and returned to station. While the tug made progress towards Waterford harbour there were fears that the tow lines would break so it was decided to drop anchor. About 1,5 hours later the tow line parted, and the vessel would potentially have blocked the navigational channel in the harbour and run aground if the anchor would not have been down. On Oct 21 the salvage operation was continued. The vessel was to be brought to Waterford once the fog had cleared. Reports with photos and video: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2020/october/21/three-irish-lifeboats-called-out-to-assist-4000-tonne-cargo-vessel-in-danger https://www.wlrfm.com/2020/10/20/148798/ https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40068431.html https://www.wlrfm.com/2020/10/21/tragedy-averted-as-rescue-of-the-lily-b-to-continue-in-waterford-this-morning/