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Cemluna safe in port - master fined
The "Cemluna" was refloated in the night of MAr 18 begin assisted by the Danish tugs „Svitzer Njal“ (IMO: 9533036 ) and „Bestla“ (IMO: 8027779). The vessel was moored in the New Port of Abenraa on Mar 18 at 2.20 a.m. It was carrying a cargo of 3,000 tons of cement. A navigational error was found to have caused the accident. The ship's crew was looking for a buoy, but did not find it, and was confused. The ship then ran aground with a speed of six knots. The ship's captain has been tested for alcohol, but was quite sober. He had to pay a fine 10,000 Danish Crowns for taking too long to report the grounding. Danish and German reports with photos: http://www.tvsyd.dk/artikel/235417:Grundstoedt-skib-laekker-ikke https://www.facebook.com/aabenraakommune?rf=175368535842321 http://www.jv.dk/artikel/1694506:Aabenraa--Cementskibet-Cemluna-sad-godt-fast http://www.nordschleswiger.dk/SEEEMS/20082.asp?artid=64833 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3hSjU7ER8s
Cement carrier grounded off Abenraa
The "Cemluna" ran aground off the yacht club just south of the entrance to the port of Aabenraa in the morning of Mar 17, 2014. The ship was coming from Aalborg where it had sailed on Mar 16 at 11 a.m. The cause of the grounding probably was a navigational error. The Admiral Danish Fleet formally detained the ship. The authorities will Survey the ship before it may get pulled off the ground. There was no date fixed yet.
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