Prior to parbuckling, the vessel was resting with a 54-degree record with water ingress.
MARCH 22, 2016 — Ardent salvage crews have efficiently used a parbuckling technique to proper and refloat the cargo vessel, M/V Sternö.
The 1,350 dwt vessel, owned by Sweden’s Fiducia Rederi AB, ran aground on the evening of Friday, February 24, in Sweden’s Gota River close to the lock in Lila Edet.
The vessel was loaded with 1,400 tons of grain when it suffered a collision and got here to relaxation on a jetty construction with a 54-degree record.
Ardent crews had been mobilized in late February, accomplished the operation, and delivered the vessel earlier immediately.
“We mobilized salvage craft and equipment, connected three strand jacks to bollards on the opposite side of the river to parbuckle the vessel,” mentioned Johan Foks, Ardent Salvage Master. “There were a lot of elements that we had to battle. The icy weather and the traffic on an active ship channel were big considerations.” s.
“The parbuckle operation corrected the list to 11 degrees, and then we lightered the cargo for the refloating operation,” mentioned Rob Rutten Ardent’s Naval Architect for the M/V Sternö. “Once we pumped the water out of the engine room and holds, the vessel refloated and was stabilized at a four degree list. We maneuvered the vessel through the locks and moored it quay-side for remaining cargo discharge. The vessel was at a two degree list once we were finished.”
The vessel was then towed by the tugs Svitzer Bob and Svitzer Bonden from Lila Edet to Gothenberg..
On March 9, Ardent refloated the M/V Skagern (see earlier story) with a separate workforce, 7.5 km upstream from the M/V Sternö on the river Göta älv.
