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Detention in Kiel after cargo came lose
After the 'Lakeway Express' departed the port of Iggesund in the Gulf of Bothnia enroute to Kiel on Oct 9, the shio got in extremely stormy weather and encountered such heavy seas, that part of the cargo apparently came loose. Instead of departing for Sweden again from Kiel on Oct 11 at noon as planned, the sailing was cancelled. Officers from the water police in Kiel had discovered deficiencies in the cargo securing arrangements on the vehicle deck. The ship remained stationary at berth 1 of the East Shore Port, while thd cargo was stowed, and left the port again on Oct 14 with an ETA at Iggesund as of Oct 16. Report with photo: https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/kiel/kiel-frachtfaehre-lakeway-express-erhaelt-auslaufverbot-nach-premierenanlauf-JPXDKXXPIVHG3DLNCGB2VHFRLU.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=app_android&utm_campaign=share_button
Lakeway Express on new Baltic route
Wallenius SOL has chartered the 'Lakeway Express' of Lakeway Link to add it to its Baltic schedule. She will serve a new long-term contract with Holmen Board & Paper that started on Oct 1, 2026, to carry Holmen’s board exports from Iggesund, north of Gävle which have been shipped by RoRo for many decades. She will sail weekly to Kiel, where Holmen’s board exports have an established logistics network. The first call at Kiel enroute from Iggesund was on Oct 12. Last winter, the ship underwent an extensive conversion to reduce her environmental footprint. The work included de-rating her main engine and fitting new propeller blades and a new bow bulb. The vessel is strengthened to ice class 1A. Holmen previously used the SCA RoRo service calling at the Kiel forest products terminal. The high-value coated board will be carried mainly on cassettes.
SAR vessel and ferry rescued drifting migrant
On May 1, 2022, Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR vessel 'Salvamar Arcturus' to migrant who was drifting in waters near the Strait of Cádiz leaning on a toy boat and with fins. At around 3:15 p.m., the 'Miramar Express', sailing between Algeriras and Tanger-Med, contacted the MRCC in Tarifa reporting the sighting of said man sailing lying face down down in a 'toy' and with fins, for which they have proceeded to stop the engine and launch a rescue boat. The 'Salvamar Arcturus' arrived in the area at 4:00 p.m. and recovered the man, of North African origin, who was adrift dressed in neoprene and he was in a conscious state. After this, the vessel headed towards the Port of Algeciras.
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