ENERGY ANNABELLE

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Beached at Aliaga 04.06.20 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBCj_cjgHxT/

Salvaged bulkcarrier remains under detention one year on

The 'Energy Annabelle' which had run aground at Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth one year ago was still being detained by authorities by Dec 18 and remained tied to the Cross Roads salvage buoy belonging to Falmouth Harbour. The then 'Kuzma Minin' had to be towed to safety after grounding off Falmouth and has been tied to the buoy in the Carrick Roads, Falmouth, since Dec 24, 2018. The ship was quickly detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), after a number of defects were found. It has since been sold for scrapping and renamed but was not considered seaworthy. As of this week there remained six deficiencies on the bulk carrier that were grounds for its continued detention, according to the MCA. These included issues with safety equipment, the radio and gyro compass and work was still going on to make the ship watertight after damage to its hull caused during the grounding. The MCA said the ship remained under Port State Control detention. The current owners of the vessel have declared their intention to remove the vessel to Turkey for scrapping and the Environment Agency have placed a prohibition order, pending completion of the correct application and licence, to export the vessel as hazardous waste. A number of companies made claims against the owner of the ship, the Murmansk Shipping Company, including the salvors, a Russian bank and a bunkering organisation that was owed more than £304,000 for fuel. They all took their claims to the Admiralty court, which ordered the sale of the ship in February. It was sold to a Singapore based company for just over US$1m (about £760,000) on March 20. The vessel has become the responsibility of the new owners when it was sold. The owners have employed a local boat owner to inspect the ship for safety and carry out regular checks that the mooring was secure. The crew of 18 was repatriated to Russia after the ship was detained. The MCA was continuing to liaise with the owner's representative and was currently waiting to receive a survey report on necessary hull repairs and issue of acceptable certification from the vessel's flag state. On Aug 1 a Marine Accident investigation Branch report was published and found the ship was not insured. The vessel, renamed 'Energy Annabelle', left Falmouth port on May 5 for a shipbreaker’s in Aliaga in tow of the Dutch tug 'Sea Diamond' with an ETA as of May 28 after it has spent 15 months moored to the Cross Roads casualty reception buoy. The Falmouth Harbour Master and chief executive of the Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, Captain Mark Sansom, was in the process of collecting outstanding payments and the pilotage charges for the sailing of the ship. Report with photos: https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/gallery/21-photos-russian-vessel-kuzma-4111389

Idled ship renamed

The "Kuzma Minin" has recently been renamed "Energy Annabelle". The ship remained stationary in pos. 50° 10.21' N 005° 2.11' W off Falmouth by July 24.