LADY ROSEHIP

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Reefer pulled out of breakwater

The 'Lady Rosemary' has been refloated on Dec 7. The salvage was undertaken in several stages. When breaking through the wall, the vessel had damaged its bow and began to leak oil into the harbour. During the first part of the operation, salvage teams focused on attempting to contain the oil spill with booms while oil was pumped from the fuel tanks onto other vessels. At high tide on Dec 7, the refloating operation began around 11 a.m. to extricate the vessel from the seawall. During that time, the Japan Coast Guard closed the port to all traffic while a tug secured two lines to the stern of the vessel, and a second tug was positioned at one side. The tug began pulling and was able to pull the cargo ship out of the gap, while the oil boom remained in place along each side. After the salvage, the ship was pulled to the Kashii Park Port Container Terminal in Hakata. The Fukuoka Maritime Security Department continued its investigation into the circumstances of the accident. Initial investigations found no mechanical abnormalities on the ship. The harbour lighthouse on the seawall was also operating properly. The possibility of navigation negligence was not excluded. The oil spill spread throughout the Hakata Bay and slicks were also found on the coast of Shiga Island more than six miles from the accident site. Local commercial fishermen have been banned from working in the waters due to the contamination. Report with video: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/video-salvage-of-reefer-boxship-from-seawall-in-japan

Reefer stuck on breakwater

The 'Lady Rosemary', en route to Kobe with a cargo of bananas, ran onto the breakwater in Hakata, about one kilometer northwest of the Suzaki Wharf, 15 minutes after leaving the port on No 28, 2021, at 11.45 p.m. The sea was calm and the local lighthouse was operating normally at the time. As some oil leaked from the breached bow after the allision, cpatrol of the Japanese Coast Guard laid out an oil boom to prevent the spill from spreading. The ship sailed right through the concrete wall. On Nov 29 the reefer remained stuck in pos. 33° 37.01' N 130° 22.94' E, with the tug 'Eishun' (MMSI: 431602341) attending. The Fukuoka Coast Guard Office was investigating the cause of the accident. Reports with photos and video: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211129/p2a/00m/0na/012000c http://mainichi.jp/english/graphs/20211129/hpe/00m/0na/001000g/1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07tYQIbCins&feature=emb_title https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/video-reefer-hits-seawall-departing-japanese-port

Oil spill in Rotterdam

In the Waal Port in Rotterdam the 'Lady Rosemarie', when pumping fuel oil on board, spilt about 2.000 liters of it at the berth of the Uniport Terminal in the morning of March 29, 2020. Due to rapid intervention of the Oil Spill Response Team, the oil remained contained in the Waal Port. The ship was detained for the time being and an investigation launched. It was not yet known how long the cleaning work would take. Dutch report with photo: https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/193765/Panamees-schip-verliest-duizenden-liters-olie-in-Waalhaven