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NTSB reports on why bulker was in $4.3 million allision

APRIL 26, 2017 — The National Transport Marine Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on the March 26 allision of a 739 ft Panama-flagged bulk carrier with the Louisiana Sugar Refinery near Gramercy, LA The barebones NTSB Executive Summary of the accident brief says: ​In the early morning on March 25, 2016, the bulk carrier Star of Abu Dhabi was anchored using two anchors in the Lower Grandview Anchorage, mile marker 146.2, on the Lower Mississippi River near Gramercy, Louisiana. About 0230, the vessel’s port anchor chain parted and the starboard anchor began to drag. As the Star of Abu Dhabi moved with the current, it allided with the Louisiana Sugar Refinery (LSR) raw sugar unloading dock, located at mile marker 146.1, and continued to drift downstream. The vessel’s propulsion engine was started, allowing the crew to bring the vessel under control about 0.1 mile from the Veterans Memorial Bridge (also known as the Gramercy Bridge). The vessel sustained $232,210 in damages to its hull above the waterline. The dock sustained $4.6 million in damages. There were no injuries or pollution. http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=25840:ntsb-reports-on-why-bulker-was-in-$43-million-allision&Itemid=229

Photos Show Damage to Detained ‘Star of Abu Dhabi’ Bulker After Mississippi River Allision

Some new photos obtained by gCaptain show damage to the Star of Abu Dhabi bulk carrier after it reportedly drifted into the dock of a Louisiana sugar refinery, causing millions of dollars worth of damage. The incident occurred March 25 after the vessel broke free from its moorings and drifted into a dock belonging to Gramercy-based Louisiana Sugar Refinery, LLC. The vessel was later arrested under a lawsuit filed May 28 by Louisiana Sugar claimed that the incident caused some $20 million in damage to its facilities and is hurting profits. Defendents listed in the lawsuit are owners Abu Dhabi Shipping International, S.A., operator Fairmont Shipping (H.K.) Ltd., and Japan Shipowners P&I Association. These photos were taken on March 27 as the Star of Abu Dhabi made its way up the Mississippi River to Geismar, Lousianna, where the vessel was moored as of Friday. https://gcaptain.com/photos-show-damage-to-detained-star-of-abu-dhabi-bulker-after-mississippi-river-allision/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Gcaptain+%28gCaptain.com%29

Bulkcarrier arrested after allision

The "Star of Abu Dhabi" has been arrested as collateral against a $20 million claim over alleged damages to a dock owned by Louisiana Sugar Refining in Gramercy, Louisiana. The ship had drifted into the sugar refinery's dock after an anchor failure upstream of the facility on March 25, 2016, and alleged that the vessel’s condition and the actions of her crew were responsible. The dock was so damaged that it was unusable until repairs have been completed. On Mar 29, the U.S. Marshalls Service said that a notice of arrest had been served on the ship. The order for arrest gives the vessel's owner, Abu Dhabi Shipping International, up to 14 days to give cause for the vessel not to be condemned and sold to pay the amount of the alleged damages.