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Tanker suffered blackout and allided with pole
On the afternoon of March 30, 2026, a near miss occurred on the New Waterway near the Harwich way off Hoek van Holland, after the 'Orasund', enroute from Rotterdam to Liverpool, experienced a blackout while leaving port just before2 p.m. UTC. The tanker nearly allided with the Stena Line bridge. While steering sharply to avoid a hit, a pole was struck. The ship subsequently sailed further out of the port under the escort of three tugs and moored on the Caland Canal at 3.30 p.m. It resumed its voyage on March 31 short before 8 p.m. UTC with an ETA at the port of destination as of April 3. Report with photos and video: https://westlanders.nu/nieuws/bijna-aanvaring-nieuwe-waterweg-door-black-out-olietanker/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYkSs5TH7Eg&t=1s
Blackout in Kiel Canal
Enroute from Soby to Hamburg the "Orasund" suffered an engine blackout during the westbound transit of the Kiel Canal and was disabled near the Levensau bridge on Nov 10, 2017, around 2.30 p.m. The tug "Stein" was called from Kiel to assist the ship which meanwhile has resumed the voyage to Brunsbüttel after the tug joined. The tanker dropped anchor on the South Anchorage of Brunsbüttel after completing the canal transit at 4.25 a.m., On Nov 11 at 1.15. she continued the voyage to Hamburg where she berthed at NHG-ADM in the Köhlbrand on Nov 12 at 9.30 p.m.
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