MSC SARISKA V

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The subdistrict court in Middelburg acquitted Belgian pilot after incident off Terneuzen

The subdistrict court in Middelburg has acquitted the Belgian pilot of the 'MSC Sariska V' of reckless sailing on the Western Scheldt, endangering a tour boat and causing water damage on May 8, 2023. The judge had to decide whether the container ship sailed at too high a speed and did not take sufficient account of other shipping. The Public Prosecution Service already had doubts about the incident, which took place when the ship was passing Terneuzen. 'I am not convinced that the pilot did not show sufficient seamanship. I base that on the radar images and the data from the file. According to the officer, an analysis showed that the MSC Sariska V was sailing at six knots when approaching the Frisia 10, which is not too high a speed for the Western Scheldt. The ship also reduced speed after the report of nuisance from other shipping,' said public prosecutor R. Jacobs during his argument. The officer also took into account the statements of the 59-year-old suspect from Ghent and concluded that acquittal would be appropriate. The experienced river pilot said at the hearing that he had not received any signals in advance about ships that were sensitive to waves, such as the Frisia 10: 'Then I would have slowed down even more. I reduced speed when I saw them in my sights. I also had to take other ships into account.' When approaching the tour boat, the bow wave of the container ship caused a precarious situation on board. The boat started to sway, and water entered via the gangway. The damage amounted to 1,000 Euros. The pilot's lawyer, M. van der Bent, also found that his client was not to blame. 'He anticipated well by reducing speed.' However, subdistrict court judge J. Hopmans determined that the overtaking ship was in principle responsible for a good passage. 'The Frisia 10 is not to blame. Did the container ship slow down sufficiently? That is decisive. It did not go entirely well, but the pilot showed good seamanship at that moment and did not sail in a dangerous manner.' The subdistrict court judge acquitted the pilot.

Engine failure off Les Eboulements

The "MSC Sariska" suffered an engine failure three miles southwest of Les Eboulements, Quebec, in position 47 25 47 N, 70 24 46 W, and had to stop in the Lawrence River off Iles Aux Coudres, on April 7, 2019, at 8.30 p.m. The crew carried out repairs and the vessel resumed its voyage. On April 8 at 6 p.m. it berthed at the Termont Maisonneuve Container Terminal in Montreal.

Russian crew member could not be saved

The Gravesend lifeboat was called in an attempt to save an unconscious man aboard the "MSC Sariska" on Jan 5, 2016, at 10.30 a.m. London Coastguard received a report that a Russian crew member had stopped breathing. When the RNLI boat arrived on the scene the crew found man had collapsed on the deck at the back of the ship and his colleagues were already carrying out chest compressions on him. They then attached a defibrillator and administered CPR for around 40 minutes. Once the container ship had docked at the Stanford leHope superport London Gateway, the East of England Ambulance service including its HART (Hazardous Area Response Team), offered further assistance. Care was then handed over to the ambulance crews and they spent another 30 minutes trying in vain to save the man’s life. Report with video: http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/14185704.Crew_member_dies_as_cargo_ship_docks_at_Stanford_le_Hope_superport/