OPTIMAR

scrapped

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picture before Beaching

picture from Stoksund www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2066705793582202&set=g.6884293942&type=3&theater

Casualty being towed to Kvernhusvik Yard

On July 17 the "Optimar" was taken in tow by the tugs "Abramis" (IMO: 8112196) and "Øyvåg" (IMO: IMO:5255129) and pulled from Kristiansund into the Dolm Sound towards the Kvernhusvik Yard in Hitra at 7.45 p.m. The Berge Rederi had decided to scrap the ship there. The ship had suffered a breach of 10-15 meters in the hull and holes in the double bottom in its grounding on Dec 23. During inspections and further assessments it was found it was not wirhtwhile repairing and was pulled from Kristiansund to Stokkøya on July 24 with towing assistance from Kvernhusvik Shipyard's tug. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216487683205684&set=gm.1805786652849042&type=3

Freighter hard aground at Brakan

The "Optimar" ran hard aground in stormy seas on the Brakan rocks west of Hestskjæret off Averøy on Dec 23, 2017, at 6 a.m. It was enroute from Egersund to Bergneset. At 6.40 a.m. the ship sent a mayday call. The crew of seven was picked up by a Sea King helicopter and shipped to Kristiansund. The ship was semi-loaded with around 1,300 tonnes. In high swells the ship slipped off the shear, and although it had large holes in the hull, it remained floating, only to get stuck again off Averøy. The "Optimar" suffered 10-15 meter long breach in the hull and there were holes in the double bottom. The NSSR-boat "Erik Bye" was called from Kristiansund, and at midday the tug "Waterbjoern" (IMO: 7349091) was on site. At 11.45 a.m. the NSSR managed to drop off a man on board and fastened a towing wire despite of the very bad weather. The lifeboat managed to pull the vessel towards Kristiansund. At 12:30 a.m. the "Erik Bye" with the cargo vessel in tow was off Karihola in Kristiansund, and at 2 p.m. both the tug and the lifeboat assisted to dock the "Optimar" at the GC Rieber quay. Norwegian reports with photos and video: https://vimeo.com/248555144 https://vimeo.com/248562301 https://www.tk.no/nyheter/pa-sjoen/redningsselskapet/havarist-skled-av-skjaret-er-under-slep-til-kristiansund/s/5-51-390766 http://www.brunsvika.net/nyhetsarkiv-alle-artikler/23255-optimar-under-slep http://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/2017/12/23/Gikk-p%C3%A5-grunn-utenfor-Aver%C3%B8y-Sju-mann-berget-15804618.ece https://www.tk.no/nyheter/pa-sjoen/redningsselskapet/stor-fraktebat-pa-grunn-utenfor-averoy/s/5-51-390721 https://g.acdn.no/api/arkham/v1/proxy/users/drf-amedia/images/4563146.jpg?t%5Bcrop%5D%5Bwidth%5D=1920&t%5Bcrop%5D%5Bheight%5D=705&t%5Bcrop%5D%5Bx%5D=0&t%5Bcrop%5D%5By%5D=143&t%5Bresize%5D%5Bwidth%5D=980&t%5Bresize%5D%5Bheight%5D=360&t%5Bresize%5D%5Bflag%5D=!&t%5Bquality%5D=85&t%5Bsharpen%5D%5Bmode%5D=variable&t%5Bstrip%5D=true&accessToken=00bf725a5428f51e38425c97eb25f70571db9d4c88823db58deec6b2be573a09