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Collision off Tangier-Med

The roro ferry 'Napoles' (IMO: 9243423), which covers the line between Algeciras and Tangier Med, and the 'Carolina Star' were in collision two miles off Tangier on July 31, 2019, around 3 a.m. The port side foreship of the container ship and the starboard side stern of the ferry which was coming from Algeciras at the time of the clash suffered damages. The ferry managed to berth in port where passengers and vehicles were disemarked. While the ferry was taken out of service due to the damage suffered, the route between Algeciras and Tangier Med, howver, continued to operate normally with another ten ferries. The "Napoles" was to be repaired in Algeciras as soon as possible. She was a reinforcememt ferry and had been shifted from its usual route Huelva-Canarys, makng for trips a day. The "Carolina Star" had also come from Algeciras, where it had sailed on July 30 at 12.40 p.m. Both ships berthed in Tangier-Med at 3.20 a.m. The ferry left the port on Aug 1 at 1.20 a.m. It berthed at the roro berth of the Principale Felipe Quay in Algeciras at 2.35 a.m. The bulkcarrier rleft the port of Tangier on Aug 1 at 3.30 p.m. and headed to Algeciras, where it berthed at the Cernaval Group Shipyard in Campamento at 7.50 p.m. for repairs of the bow damage. The ship left the port on Aug 14 at 12.10 p.m. and headed to Tanger-Med, where it berthed at 3.15 p.m. and saiiled on Aug 15 at 1.45 a.m., next bound to Lome, ETA Aug 24. Reports with photos: https://www.elestrechodigital.com/2019/08/03/el-carolina-starsera-reparado-en-cernaval-tras-la-colision-con-el-napoles/ http://estrecho.8directo.com/2019/07/31/la-ope-pierde-al-ferry-napoles-tras-chocar-portacontenedores-carolina-star-tanger-med/ https://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23&p=161827#p161827 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3037610

160 kg cocaine seized in Rotterdam

160 kg of cocaine were aboard the "Carolina Star" after her arrival in Rotterdam on May 31, 2016. The narcotics were found during the inspection of the vessel jointly by representatives of Ukraine and the Netherlands. The Ukrainian side had warned the Dutch colleagues of the impending delivery of a large batch of drugs.

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