On Aug 5, 2015, at 5.30 a.m. the ferry "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" was in collision with the "Wind Express" off Warnemünde which had just sailed from Rostock bound to the Baltic 2 Windfarm.
When approaching the sea canal, the ferry, coming from Trelleborg, was hit by the "Wind Express“ which had suffered rudder gear damage and was disabled until geting back under control with the aid of the emergency rudder.
However, the collision could not be avoided, and the hull was dented.
The "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" suffered only scratches and was operating again at 9 a.m.
The "Wind Express" returned to berth 34 in Rostock.
Bron Vesseltracker.com
Eerder op het Kieler Kanaal t.h.v. de brug bij Grunental
WIND EXPRESS
Bouwjaar 1972, imonummer 7214753, gt 931
Eigenaar Wind Express Shipping GmbH, Kingstown
Manager GRS Rohden Shipping GmbH & Co. KG
Gebouwd bij N.V. Scheepswerf "Waterhuizen" J. Pattje / 296
Roepsein J8B4668
De voormalige Nederlandse OIL EXPRESS
van Motorschip Oil Express B.V., Breskens (Vroon B.V.)
Roepnaam PGLZ, indienst 22-03-1982
Eerst 1971 / 'West Eagle', 1981 / 'Springfield'
1990 eigenaar Motorschip Oil Express B.V., Port Vila
(Vroon B.V., Breskens)
1996 eigenaar Motorschip Oil Express B.V., Kingstown
2003 eigenaar Oil Express Inc., Monrovia
1 oktober 2004 beheer Vroon Offshore Services B.V.
15 december 2004 eigenaar Offshore Support Vessels I B.V.
(Vroon Offshore Services B.V.)
Vrijdag 25 november 2011 te IJmuiden overgedragen aan
nieuwe eigenaren Eagle Shipping Ltd.
en op 30 november 2011 herdoopt als ESL EXPRESS,
thuishaven Kingstown, roepletters J8B4632
29 februari 2012 (e) verkocht en herdoopt
© Marcel Coster
