he 623-foot electric motor vessel Sparna, with the help of 2 pull vessels, is anchored to a pier in Kalama, Wash., March 23, 2016. The Sparna will certainly go through damage control and also repair work after briefly running swamped previously in the week
MARCH 24, 2016– The 54,881 dwt Panamanian flagged mass provider Sparna is currently waiting for repair work pierside in North Kalama, WA, after briefly grounding near river pen 36 in Oregon on Monday early morning.
The 623 feet Sparna is had by Japan’s Santoku Senpaku Co Ltd and also was completely filled with grain in its freight holds, and also lugging 218,380 gallons of high sulfur gas and also 39,380 gallons of aquatic diesel.
A damage control was sent to the Coast Guard by Ballard Marine Construction very early Tuesday early morning. Shared with both Washington and also Oregon state -responders, the analysis revealed that the ship had actually endured several cracks, the biggest being a 25-foot by 5-foot broad crack with a noticeable rock lodged within. The damages to was consisted of to 2 swamped areas.
A Unified Command including the Coast Guard, drivers of the electric motor vessel Sparna, Columbia River Pilots and also the National Response Corporation Environmental Services made a decision that the vessel ought to be gone up river and also look after the secure transportation. It was made with the help of 2 pulls and also a Coast Guard security area companion.
As a safety measure, the Sparna was adhered to by a NRC vessel with contamination action abilities.
The vessel’s gas containers continued to be undamaged throughout the event.
“The main objectives during the transit was to maintain the safety of the Sparna crew, maintain a safe navigational channel throughout the transit and respond as necessary to environmental concerns,” statedCmdr Jonathan Hellberg, USCG, event leader. “The successful transit was a unified team effort, and we are very pleased with the outcome.”
A 100-yard security area bordering the electric motor vessel Sparna was established by the captain of the port throughout the transportation. After the secure transportation upriver the captain of the port raised the security area and also the Columbia River is currently open up to all web traffic.
