Nieuws en foto's van de Nederlandse zeescheepvaart
Tewaterlating 21 december 2004
Nederlands zeeschip aan de grond gelopen

18 juli 2018, vanochtend vroeg bij de rotsen omhoog gelopen op Pentland Skerries

Vanmiddag bij hoogwater zullen ze proberen het schip er weer af te krijgen
met hulp van de 'Multratug 20' en de 'Green Isle'

Grounding aat Pentland Skerries

The 'Priscilla' ran aground on the Pentland Skerries between Orkney and the Caithness coast northeast of Duncansby Head enroute from Klaipeda to Silloth
in positie 58° 40.91' N 002° 53.47' W with six crew members on board on july 18, 2018,
at 03:30 a.m.

The Thurso RNLI and the utility vessel 'Green Isle' were first on the scene

The tug in vain made attempts to refloat the cargo ship after the crew had reported no significant damage and there was no sign of pollution

A second, more powerful tug, the 'Multratug 20 has arrived from Scapa Flow in Orkney for another attempt to refloat the ship at mid-afternoon, just before high tide

The coastguard's emergency towing vessel 'Ievoli Black' was expected at about 18:00

The weather conditions on scene were relatively calm - bron Vesseltracker.com

PRISCILLA
Bouwjaar 2009, imonummer 9411745, grt 2281
Eigenaar C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Priscilla, Rotterdam / J.H. Beikes
Manager Wagenborg Shipping B.V., Delfzijl
Casco Nine Sun (Shanghai) Corp. Ltd., Shanghai
Gebouwd Bijlsma Shipyards B.V., Lemmer / 763
LxBxH 89.97 x 11.80 x 6.75 meter
Motor Wärtsilä 8L20C 1440 kW, snelheid 11 knoop, roepsein PBQY

© Marcel Coster



© Jack Bouman