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Tanker disabled off Bremanger
The 'Key Fjord', ballasting enroute from Kokkola to Aberdeen, suffered engine problems west of Bremanger on the morning of Oct 13, 2026. The ship had to stop for repairs, while the weather was quite bad. Tthe Maritime Traffic Center in Vardø deployed the tug 'VB Sløvåg' (IMO: 8414817) to tow the tanker to a safe location. The ship was drifting north and away from land, but the wind direction was expected to change during the afternoon, so together with the shipping company it was decided to send the tug from Florø.
Allision in Lovund
On the afternoon of Nov 20, 2024, the 'Key West' sailed straight into the quay, while manoevering to drop off at the port of Lovund (Lat. 66.3653, Lng. 12.3765) at around 2.10 p.m. UTC. The ship hit the quay with its port side and destroyed parts of it. The ship continued on its way to Myre-Oksnes with an ETA as of Nov 21.
Grounding near Kyleakin
The 'Key West', en route from Ghent to Kyleakin, with a crew of 13 on board, ran aground near Kyleakin in position 57 16 40 N, 005 45 16 W, on Sep 15, 2019, at 02.45 a.m. The tanker was carrying 1500 tonnes of fish oil, 593 metric tonnes of linseed oil and 6868 metric tonnes of oil feed as cargo. The master waited for the high tide to refloat the vessel which was floating again at 03.45 a. and berthed at the pier in Kyleakin near Kyle of Lochalsh at 6.25 a.m.
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