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Chinese bulk carrier being investigated after double grounding

The bulk carrier Rosco Palm has suffered a double grounding in the Columbia River in Washington state. The 751-foot vessel originally ran into trouble near the town of Skamokawa, grounding into a shallow, and was responded to by the US Coast Guard (USCG). It was refloated by a harbour tug and towed to a place nearby where it dropped anchor. But then, despite dropping anchor, it was pushed by the stream into a sandy shallow. The Hong Kong-flagged Rosco Palm is being detained for examination of seaworthiness but no crew injuries, vessel damage or leaks have been reported. The vessel is operated by Chinese firm Rewood Ocean Shipping (ROSCO). An investigation will be conducted to find the cause of the groundings. http://splash247.com/chinese-bulk-carrier-being-investigated-after-double-grounding/

Coast Guard: No pollution from twice-grounded Hong Kong ship

WARRENTON — The Coast Guard is responding to an incident involving a motor vessel that grounded in the Columbia River near Skamokawa, Washington, Friday night. The motor vessel Rosco Palm, a 751-foot Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship reportedly ran aground at 7:49 p.m. on Friday night, refloated, moved to a few miles upstream to mitigate collision risk and then grounded while at anchor on sand bottom while waiting for first light assessment. The vessel has refloated with the tide at 7:40 a.m. and there is no indication of pollution being discharged, according to a Coast Guard statement Saturday morning. The vessel is transiting to an anchorage with pilot and tug assist. An MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew conducted an overflight of the vessel on Friday night and will conduct another overflight as weather conditions permit. “We are fully engaged with our port partners to ensure we are responding to this event with the appropriate resources needed to minimize potential negative impacts to both natural resources and commerce” said Lt. Cmdr. Karen Denny, inspections division chief, Marine Safety Unit Portland. “We will continue to monitor the situation and respond as necessary with our partners from the Washington and Oregon along with local response teams.” A Columbia River pilot is aboard the vessel and tugs are assisting the vessel transit upstream to verify the integrity of the hull and propulsion system. The cause of the grounding is unknown at this time and will be investigated. Report with photo of grounded ship: http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/free/20160813/coast-guard-no-pollution-from-twice-grounded-hong-kong-ship

Bulk Carrier grounded twice on Columbia River near Skamokawa

USCG reported, that bulk carrier ROSCO PALM ran aground at 1949 LT Aug 11 on the Columbia River near Skamokawa, Washington. Vessel was proceeding down the river en route from Kalama to Chiba, Japan. Vessel was refloated, and taken up the river several miles according to USCG, down the river according to AIS track to anchorage near Skamokawa, and grounded again, while at anchor, resting on sand bottom. Vessel was refloated at 0740 LT Aug 12 with high tide, and taken back up the river to anchorage near Kalama, for possible damages survey. No leaks, no breaches reported. At 0200 UTC Aug 14 vessel was still at anchor near Kalama, with tug at her side.