The "Selvaagsund" ran aground with a cargo of gravel enroute from Florø to Rostock off Sumarsøyna in Ytre Solund on Mar 22, 2016,
at 2.54 a.m.
The hull was breached, and two ballast water tanks started taking on water
The crew of eight managed to get the water ingress under control
The JRCC, which had been alerted at 3.20 a.m., dispatched the lifeboat "Kristian Gerhard Jepsen" to the scene from which divers were sent down to survey the hull damage
At 8:15 a.m. the Coast Guard was on their way to participate in the salvage operation. Vesseltracker.com
Eerder inkomend op de Nieuwe Waterweg bij Rozenburg
SELVAAGSUND
Bouwjaar 1993, imonummer 9052678, gt 1598
Eigenaar Berge Rederi AS, Kingstown (Transmar AS)
Vlag St. Vincent & The Grenadines, roepsein J8B3801
Gebouwd Scheepswerf G. Bijlsma & Zn. B.V. / 662
LxBxH 81.70 x 11.10 x 5.20 meter
Vermogen 1020 pk, snelheid 10.0 knoop, in dienst 2-2008
De voormalige Nederlandse AURORA
van C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Weststrate, Wemeldinge
Daarvoor als MICHEL van L. Switynk, Delfzijl 1993 - 2006
© Henk Jungerius
Geen beslissing nog over een bergingspoging
No decision regarding salvage attempt yet
In the afternoon of Mar 22 the "Selvaagsund" remained hard aground off Sumarsøyna with significant list to port and the situation being estimated to be critical
At 11 a.m. a small boat of the Coast Guard vessel "Tor" was on scene, followed by the larger ship with additional pump capacity at 2 p.m.
Rescue personell from the "K.G. Jepsen" and the Coastguard were feverishly working to pump out as much water as possible, and it was thought the ship was not sinking
The dredger on deck was swung out to starboard side
Also the tug "Silex" (IMO: 9085194) was requisitoned from Bergen
at 11 a.m.
The Coastguard was awaiting a clarification whether an attempt to take the ship in tow may start in the evening or the night
The crew was remaining on board, and no fuel spill was reported
