KELLY C

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Grounding on the Seine

On March 17, 2020, at 7.15 p.m. the 'Kelly C' ran aground on the Seine river off La Bouille, 15 minutes after leaving the port of Rouen bound for Casablanca. The accident happened while the outbound ship was manoevering to avoid an approaching barge with a tug. Quickly, a tug arrived from the port of Rouen and refloated the ship within an hour, thus preventing the traffic from being too impacted. The 'Kelly C' then sailed back to Rouen, where she was berthed for inspections.She sailed again on March 19 at 6.30 a.m. and resumed the voyage to Casablanca with an ETA as of March 25. French report with photos: https://actu.fr/normandie/sahurs_76550/limage-bateau-sechoue-bord-seine-sud-rouen_32342533.html

Grounding in Ribadeo

The "Kelly C" ran aground in the afternoon of Aug 24, 2015, in the Eo near the port of Ribadeo during a turning manoever while departing from the port in Lugo, where she had arrived on Aug 23 from Ceuta. The grounding was caused by an accumulation of sand on the bottom of the estuary. On Aug 24 at 9.30 p.m. the ship mananged to get out of the shoal assisted by the tug "Gondán". It was carrying 2000 tons of pulp paper. The traffic in the approach of Lugo was disturbed during the salvage work. The ship was inspected by the local authorities before continuing to the port of Marín to complete loading. Spanish reports with photos: http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/amarina/2015/08/26/kelly-c-logro-salir-ria-ribadeo-varara/0003_201508X26C6993.htm http://www.elcomercio.es/asturias/201508/25/mercante-britanico-encalla-salir-20150825001201-v.html