MSC CALEDONIA II

General information

Course/Position

Latest news

Cargo ship grounded in Constanta

On Mar 5, 2017, at 10.50 a.m. the "Caledonia" ran aground in Constanta while she maneuvered away from berth 35-36 where she had loaded 10.678 tonnes of laminates. The ship got stuck with the bow right within the port basin next to the berths RO4 / Ro5 and 39, close to the Farul Carol lighthouse and the historic building "Cuibul Reginei”. Following the incident, an inspection was carried out at the hull which lasted about a hour. At 9.30 p.m. work began to unload a quantity of up to 1,000 tonnes of the cargo to lighten the ship and get it refloated with three tugs before it was taken to a safe berth to be loaded again and leave safely. The ship had come into port on Mar 2 and left Constanta on Mar 7 at 9.15 p.m. bound to Veracruz, ETA Mar 31. Romanian reports with photos and video: https://www.romanialibera.ro/actualitate/eveniment/nava-blocata-in-portul-constanta--dupa-ce-a-atins-uscatul-cu-prova-442858 http://radioconstanta.ro/2017/03/06/constantafoto-nava-esuata-in-port/ http://e-politic.ziuanews.ro/revista-presei/nava-cargo-sub-pavilion-malta-esuata-in-portul-constanta-galerie-foto-video-595075