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Cargo loss off Figueira da Foz
On June 21, 2021, at 8 a.m. the 'Daroja', en route from Ferrol, suffered a loss of the wooden logs from the main deck when entering the port of Figueira da Foz which led to the closure of the port for ship traffic by the National Maritime Authority for security reasons.It lasted until around 12:30 p.m. The Lusa agency had been tasked to remove the trunks from the water. The ship owner contacted tugs, which towed the vessel to the commercial port of Figueira da Foz where it was safely berthed at 9.45 a.m. The Maritime Police coordinated a surveillance operatiom in order to verify the navigability conditions along with the Administration of the Port of Figueira da Foz, the Estação Salva-Vidas and an aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force. Report with photo: https://e-nautilia.gr/portogalia-kormoi-epesan-sti-thalassa-apo-fortigo-ploio-kleinontas-to-limani/
Northern Isles cargo ship crew 'paid £2.56 an hour'
The crew of a Scottish cargo ship are reportedly being paid almost £5 less an hour than the minimum wage. Sailors aboard the MV Daroja, which carries goods between Aberdeen and the Northern Isles, allegedly earn £2.56 an hour against a statutory minimum of £7.50. A protest was held on Friday, six months after demonstrations over the pay of crew sailing on ferries contracted by the Scottish Government. Streamline Shipping, which chartered the Daroja but does not own the vessel or employ its crew, received £3m in government subsidies between 2008 and 2014. https://stv.tv/news/north/1386373-northern-isles-cargo-ship-crew-paid-2-56-an-hour/
Watchkeeper 'distracted by tablet' before ships collided
A watchkeeper may have been distracted by using his tablet computer before a collision between two ships at sea, a report has found. The cargo ship Daroja and oil bunker barge Erin Wood collided off Peterhead at around 5pm on August 29, 2016, putting the lives of two crew in grave danger The Erin Wood heeled over 90 degrees and water rushed in. The deckhand, who was in the mess room, was fully submerged in seawater while the skipper escaped from the flooded bridge through an open window. The Cyprus registered Daroja sustained minor damage, but damage to the St Kitts and Nevis registered barge included breaches of the hull, resulting in flooding of the vessel and pollution from leaking fuel cargo. A Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report into the incident, which happened four nautical miles south east of Peterhead, found that poor watchkeeping by lone watchkeepers led to the collision. https://stv.tv/news/north/1376358-watchkeeper-distracted-by-tablet-before-ships-collided/
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