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Complex salvage operation after allision
The Bonn & Mees' floating crane 'Matador 3' (IMO: 9272137) sailed from Rotterdam to Tyne on July 27 to recover the overturned quay crane, which had collapsed, when the departing 'Wind Orca' allided with the moored container m/v 'BG Orange', with an ETA as of July 29. The salvage operation was expected to be complicated because the crane became entangled with the ship's boom. The area around the ship was cordoned off for days. The overturned container crane was severely damaged, as were a number of containers on the 'BG Orange'.Millions of nurdles flowed from two split containers into the sea. Since then, they have been washing up on beaches in the surrounding area. The port authorities placed a barrier around the ship to prevent further spread, and a cleanup operation was initiated. The company Resolve Marine was contracted for the complex salvage operation. The crane's boom must be cut into pieces to remove it from the ship. Hebo/Bonn & Mees has been called in to assist with this final task. Reports with photos: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2026/07/28/hebo-bonn-mees-gaat-met-matador-3-assisteren-bij-berging-op-schip-gevallen-containerkraan-in-port-of-tyne/ https://www.asianstandard.co.uk/ship-firm-admits-tyne-plastic-pellet-clean-up-has-fallen-short-of-public-expectations/
Allision in Tyne caused gantry crane to topple over boxship
On July 19, 2026, at 1.02 p.m. the 'Wind Orca', while leaving its berth at the offshore wind staging facility of Tyne, east of Newcastle, allided with the moored 'BG Orange' (IMO: 9964637), causing a quayside gantry crane to collapse across the container ship. The crane’s boom crashed onto the vessel’s accommodation block, with several containers getting displaced. A major emergency response was launched involving police, fire crews, three ambulances, hazardous-area response teams and air ambulance personnel. One person was injured and taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. North East Ambulance Service had sent three ambulances, two clinical team leaders and three Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) vans to the port. One HART van remained at the scene to support the fire service and Great North Air Ambulance Service also assisted the medics. An air ambulance was also scrambled to the port. The 'Wind Orca' returned to the Tyne Renewables Quay following the incident, while the 'BG Orange' remained at the port’s container terminal as of July 20. The Port of Tyne launched an investigation. Reports with photos and video: https://splash247.com/collision-topples-crane-at-uk-port/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT_aT6cvHBg&time_continue=18&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fsplash247.com%2F https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/person-is-rushed-to-hospital-after-a-ship-crashes-into-a-crane-at-port-as-pictures-show-wreckage/ar-AA28eMoH
Collision off Dutch coast
Coming from Eemshaven, the "Pacific Orca" was involved in a collision with the German trawler "Jurie van den Berg - NG 1" off the Dutch coast on Jan 17 at 2.15 a.m. The fishing vessel suffered substantial damage sustained on the starboard side, the mast and boom. The crew of six which was returning to Eemshaven from a fishing trip when the accident happened 14 miles north of the Wadden Islands. After the collision, both ships briefly stopped near each other. After it was determined that the "Jurie van den Berg" did not take on water it sailed to Eemshaven under its own power. The "Pacific Orca" which had been underway to the offshore Windpark Borkumriff 1 returned to port on Jan 17 at 4.20 p.m. bearing traces of the collision at the port side foreship with dents and scratches above the waterline. German and Dutch reports and photos: http://www.opurk.nl/nieuws/algemeen/24545-ng1-gehavend-na-zware-aanvaring http://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23#p99653 http://tinyurl.com/kggjqnk
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