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Oldendorff carries out successful transhipment off the Andaman Islands

Oldendorff geared Panamax vessel Trina Oldendorff (75,053 tdw built 2013) loaded 73,086 mt of coking coal from Gladstone, Australia and sailed to the Andaman Islands. Off Port Meadow, she successfully transhipped 25,000 mt of coal into the M/V Spar Rigel (58,000 tdw built 2010) for transport to the Indian port of Haldia, where there is a maximum draft restriction of about 7.5 metres. The Trina Oldendorff proceeded to discharge part of the remaining cargo in India. Source: Oldendorff

Man died of abdominal pain

A Maldivian crew member passed away on the "Trina Oldendorff" on Mar 13, 2014. The 41 old man from Fuvahmulah had fallen ill several days ago, experiencing abdominal pain. After the cargo ship docked at Quanzhou on Mar 21, the body could not be buried as he did not die on China soil. The agent tried to send the body home by aircraft as soon as possible. He meanwhile was kept in a freezer on board the ship.