Cargo ship entangled in catamaran
Two people had to be rescued after the 'Lady Nola' and a 42 ft catamaran yacht
collided in the English Channel on Aug 8, 2018, at 4.10 a.m.
The Coastguard after receiving a mayday callscrambled its SAR helicopter from Lydd
to the incident site near Dungeness
The Dungeness RNLI lifeboat took off two people from the yacht, who were safe and well
The Dover RNLI lifeboat and Dungeness Coastguard Rescue Team were also called out
The yacht become entangled with the superstructure of the cargo vessel needed to be
released, but was thought to be intact
However, its mast has been destroyed
The 'Lady Nola' on its way from Riga to Shoreham in West Sussex
where it arrived at 12.30 a.m.
The Maritime & Coastguard’s enforcement team and the duty surveyor
were monitoring the situation
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has also been notified - bron Vesseltracker.com
LADY NOLA
Bouwjaar 2002, imonummer 9243863, grt 1978
Eigenaar Beheermaatschappij Timberfleet II B.V., Delfzijl
Beheer Wijnne Barends B.V., Delfzijl
Gebouwd Niestern Sander B.V., Delfzijl / 909
LxBxH 79,98 x 12,10 x 6,45 meter
Motor Caterpillar 3512B (170x190) 1249 kW, 12 knoop, roepsein PBFO
© Marcel Coster
