France Tows Disabled Containership from English Channel
French authorities are reporting the effective salvage procedure to bring a handicapped containership to port in what they refer to as a “delicate operation.” The maritime prefect for the English Channel had actually made a decision that the vessel required to be lugged to port as a result of challenging climate condition as well as records that the vessel was wandering regardless of having actually decreased its supports.
The containership HSL Nike was incoming from the Dominican Republic for Rotterdam on Monday, December 26 when the 34,243 dwt vessel experienced engine problems while in the web traffic splitting up lanes of theEnglish Channel The vessel, which was constructed in 2005, is signed up in Liberia as well as has a lugging capability of 2,556 TEU.
The local functional facility for security as well as rescue (CROSS) Gris-Nez reported that it was encouraged the vessel had skilled damages to its major engine as well as they authorized the vessel securing off Cap Gris-Nez while the team tried to detect as well as fix the troubles.
After a complete day of examinations accomplished by the team, the French authorities reported that the malfunction was not fixed. The climate condition nonetheless on-site had actually reinforced with winds reported at over 30 m.p.h. as well as regular rainfall. Under the monitoring of Gris-Nez, the vessel reported that it was wandering as well as going down a 2nd support in an effort to quit the activity.
[#Opérations] Remorquage délicat cette nuit au huge du Cap Gris Nez (62 ). Le porte conteneurs HSL Nike, 210m de long, en avarie depuis hier soir, a été pris en remorque the same level le RIAS #AbeilleNormandie, sous la control du#CROSSGrisNez Le convoi est attendu à Dunkerque 59.pic.twitter.com/itam7e91TV
— Pr éfecture maritime Manche et mer du Nord (@premarmanche) December 27, 2022
“Faced with this delicate situation and without reliable prospects for repairs, the CROSS Gris-Nez had the assistance and rescue intervention tug (RIAS) Abeille Normandie de Boulogne (62) cast off, to be able to intervene quickly to take the ship in tow, if necessary,” the authorities reported.
Overnight, with the initiatives by the team still undetermined, the maritime prefect, together with the shipowner, made a decision to have the HSL Nike taken under tow by theAbeille Normandie Under the control of CROSS Gris-Nez, the container ship increased its 2 supports to make sure that the yank can begin the tow. The port of Dunkirk was picked to perform the repair services. The tow reached the port of Dunkirk at the end of the day on December 27.
The maritime prefect records that this towing is the very first emergency situation tow accomplished by the RIAS Abeille Normandie considering that the yank was hired by the French Navy in June 2022.
