AKRANES

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Captain suffered heart problems

The 'Akranes', en route from Thorshavn to Rotterdam, issued a distress signal and requested medical assistance of the captain who was suffering from cardiac problems in pos. 60 06 34 N, 004 55 48 W, about 140 nautical miles northwest of Orkney on Nov 10 at 05.50 a.m. UTC. The vessel conducted the telemedical maritime assistance service (TMAS) with Denmark. The MRCC requested immediate evacuation by helicopter. The first officer had the captain's papers and could take over the vessel which arrived in Rotterdam on Nov 12 at 7 p.m.

Smyril Line acquires BORE BANK

Smyril Line has entered into an agreement with Bore to buy the 1,511-lanemetre, 1998-built BORE BANK, thereby becoming the fifth vessel in the Faroe Islands operators’ fleet.

Grounding off Rostock

In the morning of Jan 17, 2019, the "Bore Bank", upon its scheduled arrival from Kotka at 4.30 a.m, ran aground off the eastern bereakwater of Rostock-Warnemünde. The ship was resting perpendicular to the fairwaay and barred the entry to the port completely so that other ferries had to wait off the port. The accident was thought to have been caused by a rudder failure. Three tugs, the "Fairplay VI“, "Bugsier 16“ and "Fairplay XII“ were called to assist, two connected to the stern, the third to the bow. Within one hour they managed to reflaot the ship which was docked at berth 60 in the Rostock Seaport around 8 a.m. The marine police launched an investigations. A diver surveyed the hull during the regular cargo operations at the quay. The ferry left the port again on Jan 18 at 2 a.m., bound to Lübeck. She berthed in the Vorwerk Port at 6.50 a.m. Geman reports with photos and video: http://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/Mecklenburg/Rostock/Frachter-laeuft-vor-Rostock-auf-Grund https://www.svz.de/lokales/rostock/Schiffsunglueck-Frachter-laeuft-vor-Warnemuende-auf-Grund-id22288602.html https://www.svz.de/lokales/rostock/Schiffsunglueck-in-Warnemuende-Frachter-Bore-Bank-laeuft-auf-Grund-id22292407.html https://www.uckermarkkurier.de/mecklenburg-vorpommern/frachter-vor-warnemuende-auf-grund-gelaufen-1734297401.html https://www.facebook.com/nsn.rostock/videos/360281041452443/