Van de 7 bemanningsleden werden er 4 van boord gehaald met twee rescue helikopters
De sleepboot THOR FRIGG is nu met haar onderweg naar de haven van Portsmouth (UK)
De Nederlandse tanker STELLA POLARIS onderweg van Zelzate naar Hamilton (Canada) was gedurende de redding stand-by
UPDATE: 7 december 2015 afgemeerd te Southampton
Informatietip Bert Romeling
Ship in danger of sinking in Dover Strait
On Dec 6, 2015, the "Ems Majestic" enroute from Rotterdam to Saint Malo radioed a Mayday call at 7.09 p.m. after the ship started taking in water in the Dover Strait.
The vessel reported that they had seven crew members on board and were in danger of sinking 13 miles south east of Eastbourne. A number of vessels transiting the area responded to the Mayday Relay broadcast to provide assistance as required.
Coastguard rescue helicopters based at both Lee on Solent and Lydd have been sent to the scene along with Eastbourne RNLI lifeboat.
The research vessel "Thor Frigg" (imonummer: 9679048) came to assist and took the ship in tow towards Southampton.
For safety reasons, two non essential crew members have been airlifted from the vessel by a Coastguard helicopter.
EMS MAJESTIC
Bouwjaar 1996, imonummer 9148104, gt 1999
van Ems Chartering GmbH & Co. KG, St. John's
(Fehn Ship Management, Leer)
Gebouwd Scheepswerf & Reparatiebedrijf Harlingen B.V. / 201
Afgebouwd Frisian Shipyard Welgelegen B.V.
LxBxH 91.15 x 11.90 x 6.55 meter
Vermogen 1544 pk, snelheid 11.5 knoop, roepnaam V2DI5
De voormalige Nederlandse DANIEL
van Rederij Daniel C.V., Delfzijl (Damhof)
30 maart 2006 verkocht aan Steenbergen Scheepvaart C.V.,
's-Gravendeel en herdoopt als HOLLAND
4 februari 2008 verkocht en herdoopt
11 november 2015 bij Dockside Shipfacilities B.V., IJsselmonde
© Koos Goudriaan
