Ship evacuated after running aground at Sulina
In the morning of Oct 8, 2014, the "Fortuna S", being underway to Giurgiuleşti with a cargo of 2,650 tonnes of salt to Syria, got in distress in the Sulina seaway.
The ship got stuck off Sulinaat the new lighthouse on the south pier.
The ship slammed into the pier and suffered significant water ingress. Storm and waves hampered the rescue of the crew. An IAR 330 Puma helicopter of the naval base at Tuzla was dispatched at 6.45 a.m. to save the crew, nine Syrians and one Romanian as well as the two pilots, on the whole 12 persons, at the request of the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations.
The 12 people were taken off and transported to the shore near the new lighthouse in Sulina, where they were taken in care of the Port Master of Sulina and taken to the city for medical treatment.
The grounded ship did not block fairway. | Bron Vesseltracker.com
UPDATE
Grounded freighter sank at Sulina lighthouse
On Oct 9 the "Fortuna S" had sunk in the approach of Sulina with the superstructure and upper deck still showing above water. In the evening of Oct 7, the captain had asked for a permission to enter the port because of a storm, though during the night the Sulina channel access is prohibited.
The application was approved and two pilots climbed aboard. Unfortunately, just 30 meters from the entrance channel, the freighter got stuck. Initially there were no problems, but at 10 p.m. the ship began to tilt to starboard. A pilot boat was sent to help, but could not get closer due to big waves.
Three Coast Guard vessels and two vessels of the River Administration of the Lower Danube also tried to assist in vain, so the Navy was asked to help On Oct 8 at 3 a.m. the first attempt to take off the crew by helicopter started, but had to be aborted due to the darkness.
The rescue mission was resumed in the early morning, and now the 12 people on board were evacuated safely. After the ship partially submerged, the owner has hired a team of divers to assess the situation.
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BRAGE
Bouwjaar 1970, imonummer 7016383, grt 1131
Eigenaar N.V. Scheepvaart Maatschappij "Svea", Amsterdam
Manager Vereenigd Cargadoorskantoor, Amsterdam
Gebouwd N.V. Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek “De Biesbosch” / 531
LxBxH 81.64 x 14.28 x 5.05 meter
Vermogen 2400 pk, snelheid 13.5 knoop, roepnaam PDGB
Indienst 02-06-1970
1979 verkocht aan Rederi A/B Sinbad, Gothenborg-Zweden.
1979 verkocht aan P/R Mercia, Gothenborg-Zweden,
in beheer bij Rederi A/B Sinbad, Gothenborg,
1979 herdoopt
MERCIA
1981 verkocht aan P/R Novia, Skärhamn-Zweden,
in beheer bij Rederi A/B Sinbad, Gothenborg,
1981 herdoopt
NOVIA
1985 verkocht aan Hedens Industri A/B, Hamborgersund-Zweden,
1985 herdoopt
ANJA
1986 verkocht aan Bengt Rune Ingemar Bengtson,
Skärhamn-Zweden, 1986 herdoopt
SAMO
12-1986 herdoopt
NOVIA
1987 herdoopt
SAMO
1990 herdoopt
SCOT VENTURE
2-1990 herdoopt
SAMO
1-1991 verkocht aan Kenworth Shipping Ltd., Bergen-Noorwegen,
in beheer bij Mohr & Giaever-Enger Ing. A/S, Bergen,
1-1991 herdoopt
KARIN
1991 verkocht aan Mohr & Giaever-Enger Ing. A/S, Bergen
27-1-2003 verkocht aan FFW Shipping Inc., Panama
en herdoopt
ALPINA.
10-2-2003 verkocht aan FFW Balchart Estonia, Tallinn,
vlag: Panama, roepsein HOTG, in beheer bij Amisco, Tallinn
11-2003 vlag: Belize. 6-12-2006 (e) verkocht aan
Northampton Maritime Ltd., Constantza, vlag: Sierra Leone,
roepsein 9LD2091,
in beheer bij Rezkozan Impex S.R.L., Constantza
23-7-2012 (e) in beheer bij Sealex Shipping Co. Ltd.
12-12-2013 (e) verkocht Fortuna Ship & Trading Ltd., Moldavië,
in beheer bij Info Market S.R.L., Constanta,
12-2013 herdoopt
FORTUNA S
2 juni 2008 als
ALPINA in de Bosphoros
© Henk Kouwenhoven
