WILSON NEWPORT

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Refloated and anchored for investigation, Greece

General cargo vessel Wilson Newport was refloated on Oct 24 and moved to Legrena Bay Anchorage (south of Lavrio, Greece), where she anchored at around 19:00 UTC Oct 24 for survey and investigation. Maritime Bulletin http://www.odin.tc

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WILSON NEWPORT ran aground on the isle of Agios Georgios Hydras which is in the Aegean Sea, not Adriatic, some 18 miles NE of Hydra.Port of departure was Gebze in Turkey.

Hard aground, Aegean sea

General cargo vessel Wilson Newport ran aground at around 04:30 UTC Oct 21 2012 on a coast of Gios Georgios, Greece, Adriatic sea, in position 37 28N 023 56E. Vessel’s track shows vessel sailed straight to the island keeping the same course for more than 2 hours, most probably the watch fell asleep. 10 crew is all Russian. Vessel is in the same position as of morning Oct 22, anti-pollution vessel Aegis 1 and tug Megas Alexandros standing by. No pollution and no water ingress was reported by Greece Coast Guard, but vessel seems to be hard aground. Wilson Newport was en route from Gemlik Turkey to Antwerp. See map at http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=1458