Grounded ship escaped with little damage
The 'Priscilla' has been allowed to continue its passage south
Inspections revealed she suffered only minor damage when she got stuck
on the Pentland Skerries on 18 July
A dive inspection had revealed some minor damage which did not affect the structural integrity of the vessel
The salvage contract was terminated on July 27, and the ship was passed back to its owners
It will now be allowed to continue its passage to Silloth in Cumbria
with its remaining cargo under various strict condition
Part of the ship's 3,300 tonne cargo of fertiliser was offloaded onto barges during
the salvage operation to lighten the vessel, while 28 tonnes of oil were also removed
ahead of the refloating
Following discharge in Silloth, the owners will submit their future passage plans to take the vessel to a repair yard
On july 28 the ship remained at anchor in Scapa Flow,
awaiting suitable weather conditions for the passage - bron Vesseltracker.com
PRISCILLA
Bouwjaar 2009, imonummer 9411745, grt 2281
Eigenaar C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Priscilla, Rotterdam / J.H. Beikes
Manager Wagenborg Shipping B.V., Delfzijl
Casco Nine Sun (Shanghai) Corp. Ltd., Shanghai
Gebouwd Bijlsma Shipyards B.V., Lemmer / 763
LxBxH 89.97 x 11.80 x 6.75 meter
Motor Wärtsilä 8L20C 1440 kW, snelheid 11 knoop, roepsein PBQY
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