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Another accident of the Lady Irina

On Dec 14, 2014, at 4 p.m. the "Lady Irina" ran aground at Agtrupvig off Kolding. The vessel was on the way from Russia to Kolding with a cargo of wood pellets and got stuck due to a navigational error. After the grounding, the patrol boat "Rota" and the "Hercules" of the Naval Home Guard were dispatched to the grounding site, and staff from the naval staff boarded the ship. The police South Jutland had not been informed about the accident as required. The ship was pulled off in the night hours and continued to harbor in Kolding, where it was berthed at the South Quay at 9.15 p.m. where the ship's hull was examined for damage. In July 2014 a Russian crew member of 41 years died aboard the "Lady Irina" in the port of Fredericia. Four others who had entered the cargo hold to recover the unconscious man had to be taken to hospital in Kolding and later transferred to the National Hospital, since they needed to get in a pressure chamber. Probably a lack of oxygen or gases in the hold had been the cause of this accident. Danish reports with photos: http://www.tvsyd.dk/artikel/266688:Fragtskib-sejlet-paa-grund-i-Kolding-Fjord?rss http://www.tvsyd.dk/artikel/266774:GrundstOedt-fragtskib-trukket-i-havn http://www.jv.dk/artikel/1900574:Kolding--Se-alle-billederne--Stort-fragtskib-stOedt-paa-grund-i-Kolding-Fjord

41 year old russian engineer dies on dutch freighter in port of Fredericia

A 41-year-old Russian sailor has died in a Dutch freighter, located in the port of Fredericia. Four other men are admitted to the hospital. Police were called on Sunday night at 22 o'clock to the port of Fredericia, where the Dutch cargo ship called Lady Irina loaded with pellets, had been involved in a serious accident. The 41-year-old engineer, had gone into the hold of the ship, as there was a suspicion of excessive carbon monoxide. When he did not come back, four other sailors went into the hold to look after him. They were all five people intoxinated in the hold and Fredericia Fire department was called. They managed to get all five people up, but unfortunately it was the 41-year-old man's life could not be saved, says Mogens Damgaard from local police in Fredericia To website. The four other sailors were taken to hospital in Kolding, where two of them were transferred to the National Hospital, where they were placed in a pressure chamber. all four are now out of danger.

Fire in cargo hold

Crews from the fire rescue in Hammerfest on Aug 25, 2011, assisted the "Irina Lady" t the Polar Base in the Rypefjord. The ship had a fire on board. In the night a temperature increase in the hold was remarked near Rolvsøya. The ship reported to Vardø Radio, who notified the HRS, which in turn notified the West Finnmark Police District. The ship was carrying wood chips and reached Hammerfest around midnight. The Coast Guard vessel "Barentshav" was a distance away, but followed the ship to Hammerfest. By 4 a.m. crews from Hammerfest were still on deck, and the sound of chainsaws could be heard. Norwegian report with photos: http://www.finnmarkdagblad.no/nyheter/article5711557.ece