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Allisionin Las Palmas

On Dec 18, 2024, the ' Ciudad de Ibiza' ran aground on a breakwater at the Cristóbal Colón dock, in the Port of La Luz in Las Palmas, after hitting the dock. A strong gust of wind caused the ship to drift towards the La Esfinge dock, when it was carrying out the docking manoeuvre to begin loading. At the time of the accident there were no passengers aboard, nor cargo. Apart of the external structure was damaged. The CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR tug 'Heroínas de Sálvora' (IMO: 9960112) to the scene. First it was decided to wait for high tide for the ship to leave on its own, but two tugs were able to pull the ferry off, and it was moved to its usual docking area, where it was waiting to assess the damage at the height of the funnel on the starboard side. It had suffered a crack of about two meters just above the closed deck. Moments after the incident, the captain of the ship contacted the Merchant Marine and confirmed that there was a small leak in the trunk of stairs going down to the starboard engine room, which coincided with the impact of the dock. Despite this, the leak was under control. Once the tugs were able to secure the ship, two inspectors from this captaincy assessed the damage and opened an investigation. They asked the company to extract the data from the black box and contacted an underwater inspection company for a better assessment of the damage to the ship's hull. The allision with the jetty has also caused damage to the port infrastructure. Reports with photos and video: https://www.canarias7.es/sucesos/ferry-choca-escollera-puerto-luz-palmas-20241218113004-nt.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHQBJZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHalhU2qk49ZBlwyo6XZMTy3NGrIg5YaD85tzR4lQk6nS7N7bag54iz0dbA_aem_xYtkLcBkiPQPIquFatUKdw https://rtvc.es/ferry-choca-contra-escollera/ https://www.puentedemando.com/incidente-del-ferry-ciudad-de-ibiza-en-un-cambio-de-atraque-en-el-puerto-de-las-palmas/ https://www.abc.es/espana/canarias/ferry-impacta-muelle-puerto-palmas-tras-golpe-20241218183046-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F https://www.atlanticohoy.com/empresas/barco-armas-trasmediterranea-se-estrella-contra-escollera-en-palmas-queda-encallado_1540428_102.html https://www.laprovincia.es/videos/sucesos/2024/12/18/buque-naviera-armas-trasmediterranea-impacta-112724651.html

Oliver Design upgrades Trasmediterránea ferry in record time

Oliver Design has upgraded Trasmediterránea’s 219-passenger ro-ro ferry Ciudad de Ibiza in just 20 days. The team spent 10 days working onboard the vessel during her crossing from Trinidad & Tobago in the Caribbean to Algeciras in Spain, before completing the rest of the refit at the Gibdock Shipyard in Gibraltar. During the project, Oliver Design refitted the ferry’s self-service restaurant, upgraded its bar, renovated a 95-passenger lounge, updated 29 interior and exterior guest cabins and the adjoining corridor, and refurbished the reception area, stairs, public toilets and the crew lounge. http://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/oliver-design-upgrades-trasmediterr225nea-ferry-in-record-time#.WXBxnEdt69I

Broken down engine caused smoke development

Black smoke emberged from the "Ciudad de Ibiza" on June 22, 2017, off the coast of Sant Joan in Portinatx. The cause of the smoke was a broken down engine with which the ferry sailed, but there was no fire on board. The ship which had sailed from Ibiza to Valencia at noon and safely berthed at the TCV Terminal at 9.50 p.m. with the remaining engine. Spanish report with photo and video: https://www.noudiari.es/2017/06/susto-la-humareda-negra-barco-pasajeros-frente-la-costa-portinatx/