PLANET V

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Ship reached repair yard in St. Petersburg 10 daysafter collision on the Wester Scheldt

The "Planet V" sailed from Flushing on May 31. The ship headed for the Kiel Canal and transited to the Baltic Sea. On June 4 at 3.30 p.m. the ship berthed at the Kanonerskiy Ship Repair Yard in St. Petersburg for repairs.

Crew member died after anchor chain broke

The "Planet V" on its way from Antwerp to St. Petersburg was in collision with the a tug "MTS Vantage" on the Westerscheldt on Flushing roads on May 26, 2012, at 6 p.m. after a complete loss of engine power. The crew of the "Planet V" tried to lower the anchor after the blackout to avoid a collision with the tug which was on parallel course, but the anchor chain of the "Planet V" broke and hit a crewmember on the foreship who was deadly injured. When ambulance personnel which was sent aboard the KNRM boat from Breskens had arrived on board the ship, the man was already deceased. Also a Belgian rescue helicopter had attended. The Dutch tug entered the port of Flushing with own power. The cargo ship returned to the Bijleveld Port in Flushing under tow and was berthed at 20.20 p.m. Meanwhile the Onderzoeksraad Voor Veiligheid (OVV) launched an investigation. Dutch reports with photos: http://www.rtl.nl/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/2012/05_mei/26/binnenland/Zeeman_komt_om_door_breken_ankerketting.xml http://www.knrm.nl/service/reddingrapporten/?contentID=6AA4B1AD