THERESE STRAUB

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Half tanker beached for recycling

On Dec 19, 2019, the foreship of the 'Therese Straub' was beached in Aliaga along with the tug which had towed it, the 'Arion' (IMO: 8136506). The convoy had sailed from Dordrecht on Oct 12 bound to Dakar. The tanker broke in two in stormy seas, so that only the foreship reached its destination. As ist was useless in this condition, it was sold to Turkish breakers subsequently. The aft had been towed to Brest following the shipwreck.

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Beached at Aliaga(Bereket Gemi Söküm) 19.12.19

Rear part of split tanker towed to Brest - Moldavian tug did not remark loss

The rear part of the 'Thérèse Straub' which had a length of 70 meters was pulled into the port of Brest on Oct 16 at 3:50 p.m. by the 'Abeille Bourbon'. The port tugs 'Clairvoyant' and 'Robuste' took over and with the help of the mooring boats, the ship section was berthed at Karl's side at the west pier of the fifth basin. The owner of the tug 'Arion' who is responsible for his cargo, will be contacted to know what he wants to do. Most likely the stern section will be a broken up. The tank barge had sailed from S Gravendeel and broke in two being towed by the Polish tug 'Arion' (IMO: 8136506) of the company Zaklad Uslug Zeglugowych (ZUZ) 30 miles NNW of Ushant. The broken-off foreship was 40 meters long and was being towed to Spain by the tug with its capacity of 2500 kW and a traction of 33.5 tons under the supervision of the French maritime authorities. The tug crew told the authorities that they had did not have noticed anything until the German container ship 'Sajir' observed the drifting stern. The final destination of the tanker was the Ivory Coast. The foreship arrived on the anchorage of Dakar on Oct 29 at 4 p.m. where the 'Arion' moored in pos. 14° 40.91' N 017° 20.00' W. French reports with photos: https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/labeille-bourbon-remorque-une-demi-peniche https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/brest-29200/brest-une-peniche-la-derive-et-sans-equipage-remorquee-sur-brest-6567932 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3071512 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3071511 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3071510