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Four stowaways found on freighter in Kiel

Four stowaways from Albania were found aboard the 'Coe Anna' by its crew on May 27, 2022, at around 10 a.m. in the Scheer Port of Kiel, where the vessel was loading a number of yachts. The crew remarked irregularities at a Swedish motor yacht which had been berthed at the Tiessen Quay in Kiel for some weeks and was bound to Southampton, UK. The stowaways had hidden inside this yacht. The captain of the cargo ship alerted the police, and the four fled and tried to hide. Initially one 24 year old man with an Albanian identity card was found. H had come from Bremen, where he met three other migrants who intended to get to England just like him. They had knowledge about the freighter which was en route from Kotka. While the vessel berthed at the North Jetty in Kiel on May 26, the four madee their way from Bremen to Kiel by train and climbed over the ISPS fence. They boarded the vessel over a rope and entered the yacht through an open hatch. When more yachts were loaded on May 27, they were remarked. The 24 year old migrant was taken to a refugee center in Neumünster.

Freighter refloated

The "Ocean Voyager", which had run aground north of Drøbaksundet in the Oslo Fjorden next to the lighthouse Storegrunnen, a little north of Askholm, could be refloated after several failed attempts in the afternoon of Dec 8 by the tug "John" from Horten was assisted by the tug "Bruse" from Oslo. At 3 p.m. the ship was on its way to Oslo with assistance from the "Bruse" and docked at th Filipstad Multipurpose RoRo Terminal at 4.45 p.m. It was not clear whether the grounding was due to engine problems or a maneuvering mistake. The vessel had a minor water ingress in the forepeak which was to be investigated at the quay. It left the port of Oslo again on Dec 10 at 9.30 p.m. She moored on Skagen anchorage on Dec 11 at 10 a.m. The "Ocena Voyager" docked at the Lindoe Shipyard OSS in Vigeroe for repairs on Dec 14 at 2.40 p.m Norwegian reports with video: https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/0En8pA/Her-blir-lasteskipet-endelig-dratt-av-grunn-etter-flere-mislykte-forsok https://www.amta.no/drobak/hallangen/oslofjorden/skip-har-gatt-pa-grunn-i-drobaksundet/s/5-3-298939 https://www.moss-avis.no/oslofjorden/nyheter/samferdsel/skip-har-gatt-pa-grunn-i-oslofjorden/s/5-67-542209

Cargo ship aground in Oslo Fjord

Enroute from Cádiz to Oslo with a cargo of salt, the "Ocean Voyager" ran aground in the Oslo Fjord in the morning of Dec 8, 2017, around 7 a.m. The ship got stuck near the Storegrunn lighthouse in the Drøbak Sound, north of Askholmene at Drøbak in Akershus. There was no risk to life or the environment. The lifeboat "Bergesen d.y." went on standby, and the tug "John" (IMO: 9008641) was deployed from Slagen. It reached the grounding site at 9 a.m. A first attempt to pull the ship off failed. Now the tide was going out. Also the tug "Gyltingen" (MMSI: 257358800) was deployed to the grounding site. Norwegian reports with photos and video: https://www.moss-avis.no/oslofjorden/nyheter/samferdsel/skip-har-gatt-pa-grunn-i-oslofjorden/s/5-67-542209 https://www.amta.no/drobak/hallangen/oslofjorden/skip-har-gatt-pa-grunn-i-drobaksundet/s/5-3-298939 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQguMGpX0AA4X6h.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQguMGoWkAEXOEo.jpg