We’re obtaining our initial check out the track of the Ro-Ro traveler vessel Ulysse prior to and also after it rammed containership CSL Virginia very early Sunday early morning off the Mediterranean island of Corsica.

The video clip listed below was developed by VesselTracker utilizing AIS information sent by both ships.

The accident took place prior to dawn Sunday early morning around 17 miles (28 kilometres) north of Cape Corsica as the Ulysse was underway from Genoa, Italy to Rades,Tunisia The CSL Virginia was supposedly secured at the time of the accident.

As an outcome, the bow of the Ulysse has actually come to be lodged in the hull of the containership, which has actually dripped shelter gas. An oil slick has actually spread out greater than 15 miles, with a significant anti-pollution reaction currently underway led by France and also Italy.

The vessels were still attached since Wednesday mid-day.

No injuries have actually been reported.

Ulysse is run by CTN Tunisia Ferries which uses routine ferryboat solution in between Genoa and also Marseille in France toTunisia Built in 1997, the 161-meter vessel has a full throttle of around 19 knots.

Check out the AIS computer animation listed below and also allow us understand your ideas in the remarks: