ANKA SUN

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Overturning crane injured three

The crane on the deck of the 'Anka Sun', which was anchored off Ahırhapı in pos, 59' N 028° 56' E, overturned on Oct 31, 2024. Three crew members on deck were injured. Upon notification, the lifeboat 'KEGM 4' and the tug 'Kurtarma-7' were deployed by the General Directorate of Coastal Safety. The injured were taken to the hospital, and work began to remove the crane on the deck. The ship had arrived in Istanbul waters en route from Izmit on Oct 27 and remained stationary as of Nov 1. Report with photo: https://www.dha.com.tr/gundem/ahirhapi-aciklarinda-gemideki-vinc-devrildi-3-yarali-2524580

Near miss in Helsingborg

Enroute from Falkenberg to Rostock the "Frigga" was just minutes from crashing into the North pier in Helsingborg in the evening of Feb 14, 2014, having forgotten to alter the course towards the Öresound. For several minutes it did not respond to several phone calls by the VTS. The ship was heading south, but did not veer as necessary towards the monitoring buoy M4, but came in and crossed the incoming traffic routes. It was still unknown why it missed the turn, as well as the reason why the crew did not respond to contact attempts. The crew had not navigated active, they missed the whole turn. A report on the event was sent to the Swedish Coast Guard. The vessel docked in Rostock on Feb 15 around noon.