Coral Ivory in collision
with freighter Siderfly south of Kudensee ferry point
Kiel Canal was completly closed after collision of freighter
'Siderfly' with gas tanker 'Coral Ivory' south of Kudensee in the
early morning at abt. 3 am (Oct. 28) in the south part of the canal.
Both lock pairs in Kiel and Brunsbüttel are closed.
Tugs Wolf, Luchs and Parat are assisting 'Siderfly'.
Siderfly has a water ingress, according to NDR radio she is
probably sinking.
The less damaged tanker was moored at Brunsbüttel bunkering station.
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Fotos van de aanvaring
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CORAL IVORY
Bouwjaar 2000, imonummer 9207039, grt 5831
Eigenaar Coral Ivory Shipping B.V., Rotterdam
Manager Anthony Veder Rederijzaken B.V.
Gebouwd Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd., Geoje / 7602
LxBxH 116.00 x 15.96 x 10.80 meter
Vermogen 6662 pk, snelheid 14.0 knoop, roepnaam PHPE
© Jan Scheurwater
The cargo vessel “Siderfly” which was breached on port side on
its way to Antwerp in the collision with the “Coral Ivory”,
which was enroute Terneuzen-Uusikaupunki in the Kiel Canal
at km 6,5 south of Kudensee at 3 a.m., was in danger of
sinking and listing 45 degrees to port in the morning.
Both lock pairs in Kiel and Brunsbüttel were closed after
the acident. The bulbous bow of the tanker had caused two leaks
of 3x5 meters.
The vessel was pushed onto the embankment, and salvors tried
to stabilize it. Oil booms were laid out.
None of the on the whole 29 crew members were injured.
The “Siderfly” had on board nine Ukrainians and Russians,
the „Coral Ivory“ a Dutch captain and 118 Russians and Ukrainians.
Both ships were said to carry fertilizers as cargo.
The German casualty command meanwhile took over the coordination of salvage work
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SIDERFLY
IMOnummer: 8412405, bouwjaar: 1985
Werf: Elsflether Werft A.G, Elsfleth, Duitsland / 408
Roepsein: J8B2805, grt: 2882
LxBxDg: 99,80 x 14,60 x 5,42m, capaciteit: 5352m³ Grain
Snelheid: 11,00 kn
Vlag: St. Vincent and Grenadines, thuishaven: Kingstown
Mutaties:
- opgeleverd op 06-1985 als
BORGFELD,
- 15-03-1999 tot 07-06-1999 onder Nederlandse vlag als
EEMSEA
- herdoopt in
BORGFELD tot 10-09-2001 waarna
SIDERFLY
© Marcel Coster
