SULEYMAN I

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Tanker rescued distressed fishermen

Two men have survived an overnight ordeal in the Torres Strait shipping channel. On Dec 3, 2020, about 7 a.m., a coastal pilot sighted the 37-year-old and 47-year-old men clinging to a timber plank in rough conditions of two to three metre swells and around 30 knot winds. Their wooden fishing boat had sunk on Dec 2 at 4 p.m. after it was swamped in stormy conditions. After receiving an alert from the passing 'Godam', enroute from Brisbane to Nganhurra, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) tasked its Challenger SAR jet from Cairns and a rescue helicopter from Horn Island to the location about 10 km southeast of Sue Islet, Warraber Reef. Both aircraft arrived on scene at 9 a.m., at which point the tanker’s crew had managed to retrieve one man from the water. The second man was winched from the water by the rescue helicopter. The pair were then flown to the Thursday Island Hospital. The men were in a stable condition and expected to be discharged in the afternoon of Dec 4. Reports with photo and video: https://www.tropicnow.com.au/2020/december/3/torres-strait-rescue-two-men-found-clinging-to-timber https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/torres-straight-rescue-helicopter-approaching-ship-to-take-back-second-survivor/video/7290722aa3662e475af5fc6a4f4c6a4c

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BP sold her for §13.7M to Capital Ship Management

Knotted anchor chain untied

On Apr 12, 2013, the anchor chain of the port side anchor of the "British Eagle" got knotted several times when being pulled up as the tanker was about to sail out of the 12th Petrol harbour in Rotterdam. The ship had to seek assistance from the Dutch diver company Within a few hours the ship was moored at the bow of the tanker and pulled the 11-ton anchor up. With the help of two hydraulic cranes the diver company was able to untie the knots within more than four hours so the anchor finally could be hauled up and the ship continued its voyage to Wilhelmshaven where it is expected on Apr 25 via Immingham and Primorsk. Danish report with photo: http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=18623