Casualties – EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA Salvage Update ( 1120 UTC ) – 09.04.2021
As reported yesterday Thursday 9th April, 2021 EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA was secured berthed at Alesund Port, Norway which operation ended around 1700 hrs with NORMAND DROTT towing her with 2.8 knots as speed with BB OCEAN assisting. The salvage team of 4 personnel from Smit Salvage remained onboard during the towage with the Norwegian Coast Guard […]
Casualties – EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA Salvage Update ( 0825 UTC ) – 08.04.2021
Although the weather conditions were still improving, the salvage team decided to start towing EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA during the salvage operation on Thursday 8th March, 2021. According to the Emergency Response Director of the Norwegian Coastal Administration Hans-Petter Mortensholm stated that control of the vessel is secured by starting towing her to the northeast, offshore Fosnavag, […]
Casualties – EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA Salvage Update ( 1825 UTC ) – 08.04.2021
In the afternoon of Thursday 8th April EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA was seen entering Alesund Port towed by NORMAND DROTT and BB OCEAN while the Norwegian Coast Guard Ships KV NJORD W 333 and KV BERGEN W 341 with the anti pollution vessel OV HEKKINGEN were assisting and is now secured alongside a berth. More details in […]
Casualties – EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA Salvage Update (0815 UTC) -07.04.2021
Boskalis has confirmed that its subsidiary Smit Salvage has been hired to salvage the EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA which is currently adrift as an abandoned ship after a heavy list with all crew rescued off the coast of Norway last Monday 5th April, 2021. Read also yesterday article – https://maltashipnews.com/2021/04/06/casualties-crew-abandon-ship-eemslift-hendrika-05-04-2021/ Salvage team arrived as early as Tuesday […]
Casualties – EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA Salvage Update (1930 UTC) -07.04.2021
Rough weather conditions prompted EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA salvage team to postpone salvage operation on Wednesday 7th April, 2021. “Life and health are always the number one priority in an event like this, and it must be safe to carry out the salvage,” said Norwegian Coastal Administration emergency response director Hans Petter Mortensholm in an update. Calculations […]
Casualties – Crew Abandon Ship EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA – 05.04.2021
In the morning of Monday 5th April, 2021 the 2015 built the multipurpose ship (MPP) EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA issued distress call in Norwegian sea 60 nm west of Olesund, Norway. Reportedly, the ship developed a heavy list after cargo shift. According to local media, 8 crew out of 12 were already evacuated, understood by helicopter. Salvage […]
Former Military – ALESUND – 2019/2020
During November 1995, the Norwegian Coast Guard ordered 2 purpose built chartered Fishery Protection Vessels of which the Norwegian built ALESUND was one of them and chartered from Remøy Shipping of which she entered service in April 1996 as KV ALESUND W 312. During April 2019 she was laid up in Herøy, Norway and on […]
Disabled Russian trawler under tow by Norwegian Coastguard. Russian trawler BOREY fouled a net in her propeller at 1930 hrs on August 16th in the Norwegian Sea 30 nm south of Bear Island. Disabled vessel requested assistance, which was rendered by Norway Coast Guard patrol ship KV SENJA took trawler on tow and headed for […]
