BARTOK

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Allision in Antwerp

The 'Bartok' allided with a jetty in the Port of Antwerp on Jan 18, 2022, at around 03.30 a.m. upon its arrival from Le Have. The ship was damaged and needed emergency repair works. It berthed in the Delwaide Dock at the Mexico Natie Logistics.

Rudder trouble off Antwerp

On Aug 28, 2020, at 2 p.m. the 'Bartok' suffered rudder problems and dropped anchor off Kallo while en route from Le Havre to Antwerp. At 2.15 the rudder was working again, but the pilot asked for a bigger lock and tug assistance. At 2.20 p.m. it was planned that the 'Bartok' would enter Antwerp through the Zandvliet Lock between 4.30 p.m. and 6.15 p.m., assisted by the tug 'Union Panda'. The ship berthed in Antwerp in the afternoon and sailed again on Aug 29 at 10.10. p.m., headed to Rotterdam, where it arrived on Aug 30 at 8.45 a.m.

Tanker pumped cargo remains into the German Bight waters

On Jan 23, 2019, officers fof the marine police Brunsbüttel inspected the "Bartok" for compliance with the regulations of MARPOL in the oil port of Brunsbüttel. The check lasted from 8 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. The ship had unloaded a cargo of calcium nitrate solution in Hamburg and was then to take up cargo at Brunsbüttel-Ostermoor. After departing from Hamburg, the tanker had sailed into the German Bight, had washed the cargo tanks and pumped the washing water into the North Sea. The investigation showed that a residual amount of 177 liters of the cargo had been dumped thereby. After consultation with the Hamburg Public Prosecutor's Office, criminal proceedings were discontinued and an administrative offense procedure initiated. A security deposit of around 500 Euros had to be paid. The tanker left the oil port in Brunsbüttel on Jan 24 after taking on a new cargo and headed to Rotterdam at 2.30 p.m.