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Disabled freighter towed to port
On Dec 13, 2018, at 5 a.m. the Port Authority of Puerto Marin was alerted after the "Sam Lion" had suffered an engine breakdown the port estuary upon its arrival from New Orleans, being loaded with beans and soybeans. Maritime security personnel, port personnel and the tugs "Faro de Tambo", "Puerto de Marín", "Antonio Alonso" and "Josita C" were mobilized with the support of the salvage ship "María Pita". The freighter was taken in tow to the port and docked around 8 a.m., already with its own propulsion again, but guarded and assisted by the emergency services. Port operations remained unaffected. The ship sailed from Marin on Dec 14 at 5.30 p.m. and berthed at the Moll Alvarez de la Campa in Barcelona on Dec 19. It sailed again on Dec 27, bound to Marin, ETA Dec 29.
Repairs of grounding damage completed
Following the completion of its repair works at the Navantia Shipyard, Cadiz, the "Sam Lion" departed Cadiz on Sep 25 at 1.45 p.m. The bulk carrier was en route to Gibraltar, for bunkering, arriving there on Sep 26.
Cargo to be transferred on Sam Hawk
The inspections of the "Sam Lion" revealed that seven ballast tanks were damaged, as well as two diesel tanks and the cofferdam. On Aug 3 the ship sailed from Ceuta anddocked at the La Cabezuela dock in Puerto Real, where the cargo will be transferred from the "Sam Lion" to the Liberian flagged bulkcarrier "Sam Hawk" (IMO: 9637416), will start. The ship which sailed from La Coruna on Aug 3 and arrived in Cádiz on Aug 6 will receive the 40,000 tons of clinker cement that should have already arrived in Senegal, the port of destination. The discharge and loading of the clinker takes place in four or five days, and then the "Sam Lion" will shift from Cabezuela to Navantia for repairs. The operation was supervised by the Maritime Captaincy, the APBC and Portillo. Spanish report with photo: https://www.diariodecadiz.es/provincia/buque-embarranco-Ceuta-reparara-Navantia_0_1270373236.html
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