Dutch freighter disabled, towed to safety, Kattegat
General cargo ship ARKLOW RESOLVE suffered engine failure at around 1000 UTC Sep 11 in Kattegat of Gothenburg, Sweden, shortly after leaving Gothenburg, bound for Spain
Swedish maritime authorities decided to tow the ship to safety
by CG SAR ships KBV 001 and KBV 316
She was towed to Hono waters, off Gothenburg,
and brought to anchor at around 0500 UTC Sep 12 - bron Fleetmon.com ↓ Vesseltracker.com
Bulkcarrier disabled off Marstrand
In the night of Sep 11, 2018, the Swedish Coastguard was alerted by the "Arklow Resolve"
which was drifting just south of Marstrand in wind speeds of 23 m/s
and wave heights up to four meters
The ship had suffered a main engine breakdown and was disabled after having left Gothenburg at 9.40 a.m. bound to Sevilla, ETA Sep 18
The patrol boats "KBV 001" and "KBV 316" were sent to the distressed ship which had difficulties to get anchored
It was therefore decided to take it in tow to a safer area
The ship was loaded with fertilizer and had on board about 86 tonnes of bunker oil and about 27 tons of diesel
The vessel was towed to the Dana Fjord off Gothenburg en where it was anchored
in pos 57° 40.60' N 011° 41.13' E, and the shipping company took over responsibility
ARKLOW RESOLVE
Bouwjaar 2004, imonummer 9287766, grt 2999
Eigenaar Arklow Shipping Nederland B.V., Rotterdam
Gebouwd Barkmeijer Stroobos B.V., Stroobos / 302
LxBxH 89,99 x 14,00 x 7,15 meter
Motor Caterpillar 6M25, 1500 kW, snelheid 12, knoop, roepsein PBZL
© Marcel Coster
