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Seized vessel to be sold at public auction
The Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change was offering the 'Sigma', owned by the Istanbul-based company Blue Ocean Shipping & Carriers—for sale. The estimated value was 51 million Turkish Lira. An auction for the vessel has been scheduled for Nov 10, 2026. The ship was seized by order of the 12th Istanbul Magistrate’s Court and has been docked in the harbour for over a year. According to the sale notice, the vessel was seized by the 12th Istanbul Magistrate’s Court on April 7, 2026 (case file number 2026/3367 D. İş.). The disposal of the vessel—requested in accordance with Article 132 of the Code of Criminal Procedure—was being conducted via a public auction, pursuant to Article 45 of the State Tender Law No. 2886. Bidders were required to provide a provisional guarantee (bid bond) of 5.1 million TL. The vessel was actually berthed in Tuzla.
Cargo ship refloated
After a day of preparation and attempts, the "Sigma" could be refloated on Jan 15 just before midnight from the beach in the district of Ardenza in Livorno. The operation, coordinated by the port master in Livorno, had started at 7.30 p.m. and was carried out with the help of a tug of the Gruppo Neri before the weather conditions could become problematic. The ship was towed to the port of Livorno for checks and repairs and docked at Livorno Dry Docks on Jan 16 at 3 a.m. Italian reports with photos and video: http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/regione/toscana/2017/01/16/news/e-fatta-liberata-nella-notte-la-nave-sigma-incagliata-a-livorno-video-1.14719568?refresh_ce http://www.meteoweb.eu/2017/01/livorno-disincagliata-nella-notte-la-nave-sigma/833095/ http://www.lanazione.it/livorno/cronaca/nave-incagliata-inchiesta-disastro-colposo-1.2817901 http://www.emergency-live.com/it/news/report-le-operazioni-di-disincaglio-della-sigma-di-fronte-allardenza-di-livorno/ http://www.quilivorno.it/news/cronaca/mercantile-si-incaglia-davanti-alla-rotonda-noi-a-tu-per-tu-col-libeccio-guarda-la-diretta-nave-rompe-gli-ormeggi-in-porto/
Grounding off Livorno
The "Sigma" with a crew of 18 was pushed aground by strong winds with gusts of up to 50 knots at Livorno beach just meters from the Rotunda of Ardenza, on Jan 13, 2017, at 11.30 a.m. The unloaded vessel was at anchor, but the anchor dragged, and a patrol boat and a port tug came too late with their attempts to avoid the grounding of the zigzagging ship at Gabbiano in the Tre Ponti area and tow the vessel off the coast. On Jan 14 around 11 a.m., after a meeting which took place involving the master, a Ukrainian citizen of 52 years, and a pool of experts in order to examine the situation and plan the next steps, green light was given to the removal of the grounded ship. After a day of preparations, salvage operations were suspended at 7 p.m. and postponed to Jan 15. During the afternoon the ship was emptied of ballast water to be lightened. Then it was connected with two cables to the tug "Neri", but the whole operation was delayed, partly because it was safer to operate during daylight. On Jan 15 in the early morning operations to pull the ship off were resumed. Italian reports with photos and videos: http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/livorno/cronaca/2017/01/14/news/nave-incagliata-il-bluff-del-capitano-e-l-errore-che-ha-determinato-il-naufragio-1.14712148 http://www.gonews.it/2017/01/14/nave-sigma-sulla-costa-livornese-oggi-le-operazioni-disincaglio/ http://www.youreporter.it/video_NAVE_SIGMA_INCAGLIATA_Le_tre_fasi_dal_vento_forte_a_fine http://www.toscanamedianews.it/livorno/livorno-sigma-iniziate-le-operazioni-di-disincaglio.htm http://www.agenziaimpress.it/news/effetto-venerdi-13-nave-cargo-africana-incagliata-largo-di-livorno/
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