Biggles Wader
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Could write a book about this------"MOL Flounders"
MOL Treasure stuck in Southampton water.
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Daedelus
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"A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket"
KeelsonGraham
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Good day for the tug owners!
Frank Holden
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It would appear to have been a steering issue as she took a sheer to starboard just before she stopped.. Just as well she still had her engine as otherwise she would have speared into the Fawley oil wharf and anything that happened to be alongside at the time.
newtothis
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The casualty report I've seen shows it was dirty spark plugs or air in the fuel line.
Fully cellular containership MOL Treasure (IMO: 9773222), en route from Southampton, United Kingdom to Le Havre, France, with 25 people on board, reported not under command, due to engine not starting in position 50 50 42.0N, long 001 19 43.0W, United Kingdom, today. The vessel experienced mechanical failure at 1130 hrs, Solent Coastguard were made aware of the situation by a local paper at 1656 hrs, Duty Counter Pollution and Salvage Officer (DCPSO) were made aware at 1705 hrs, DCPSO requests hourly welfare checks on the vessel were being conducted between Solent Coastguard and Southampton vessel traffic service and the vessel was attempting to determine the exact nature of its engine defect at 1717 hrs and it could not determine the cause of defect and was assisted to a berth to effect repairs. At 2052 hrs, the tugs Lomax, Svitzer Mercurius, Apex and Svitzer Ferriby were alongside towards Southampton No. 5 berth. At 2258 hrs, called to vessel traffic service and confirmed that the vessel is alongside, DCPSO was informed.
Fully cellular containership MOL Treasure (IMO: 9773222), en route from Southampton, United Kingdom to Le Havre, France, with 25 people on board, reported not under command, due to engine not starting in position 50 50 42.0N, long 001 19 43.0W, United Kingdom, today. The vessel experienced mechanical failure at 1130 hrs, Solent Coastguard were made aware of the situation by a local paper at 1656 hrs, Duty Counter Pollution and Salvage Officer (DCPSO) were made aware at 1705 hrs, DCPSO requests hourly welfare checks on the vessel were being conducted between Solent Coastguard and Southampton vessel traffic service and the vessel was attempting to determine the exact nature of its engine defect at 1717 hrs and it could not determine the cause of defect and was assisted to a berth to effect repairs. At 2052 hrs, the tugs Lomax, Svitzer Mercurius, Apex and Svitzer Ferriby were alongside towards Southampton No. 5 berth. At 2258 hrs, called to vessel traffic service and confirmed that the vessel is alongside, DCPSO was informed.
Martin_J
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At least they didn't tow the ship to where the Isle of Wight radio website said they might be towing her...
mjcoon
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That's a gem!
newtothis
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That would have made for some interesting nav and parking challenges for those saving money doing their YM prep in the depths of winter.
westhinder
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LittleSister
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Coastguard not notified for five and a half hours, and even then only by the local paper!
How can that be right?
mjcoon
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Must have been tricky, going nowhere: "Eventually a third pilot, Captain Richard Harding, was brought on board to join the effort "...
mjcoon
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You mean local papers usually get it wrong? ;-)Coastguard not notified for five and a half hours, and even then only by the local paper!
graham
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Probably have to go on a hammerhead...
LittleSister
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No. (Though they often do get it wrong, in my experience! Not least because they have very few staff, and even fewer trained and experienced journalists.)
I mean shouldn't the ship have notified the Coastguard it was not under command? Did the ship notify the Harbour Authority? If it did, should the Harbour Authority have notified the Coastguard?
And purely out of curiosity and in the interests of amusement, did the ship show the correct day shapes and lights for being not under command, and if so did any of the yachts in the area notice its condition before the arrival of the tugs etc.?
Elessar
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I would expect so but I see little value in it.
They routinely use the black cylinder by day and three vertical all round reds at night but on a big ship it is hardly prominent. Especially the day shape. Who’s going to notice?
Can you TX NUC on the AIS and if so I wonder if they did that?
jlavery
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Yes. It was showing as NUC on Vesselfinder.
capnsensible
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You can bet yer bottom dollar that the vessel will have contacted Sothampton VTS as soon as. Its an interesting channel to monitor should you ever be in Southampton Water and the approaches.
Similarly, being pro sailors and IRPCS an integral part of their seafaring, the correctlights and shape will have been promptly displayed.
dunedin
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They did contact VTS quickly, to get extra tugs, according to the pilots' report