Cargo ship aground in Little Belt, Denmark
General cargo ship FELIX ran aground off Assens, in Little Belt, Denmark,
at around 0500 UTC Jul 20, being en route from Pyarnu Estonia to Kolding Denmark
As of 1300 UTC was still aground, SAR boat at her side,
inspecting ship’s condition and hull integrity - bron Fleetmon.com
Grounding off Assens
The FELIX ran aground in the early morning of July 20, 2019, at Bogø Flak near Assens in pos. 55° 16.82' N 009° 49.98' E, while enroute from Pärnu to Kolding with a cargo of pellets
Investigations showed that there was no visible damage to the ship and that there were no signs of pollution either
The Danish Armed Forces have therefore approved a salvage plan which implies that the tug "Obelix", pulled the ship from the bottom
After a thorough survey it would then be allowed to proceed to Kolinng
If the "Obelix", which arrived on site in the morning of July 21, failed to pull the "Felix" off at high tide, it would probably be necessary to lighten a part of the cargo to reduce the draught
At the grounding, FELIX stacked 6.5 meters - bron Vesseltracker.com
Update
Refloating attempts failed
After attempts to pull the FELIX off the grounding site south of Baagø,
where it got stuck in the early morning of July 20, have so far been in vain,
it was decided to ligher part of the cargo before it is salvaged
The "Obelix" several times during the last 24 hours had tried to pull the ship off
After the salvage the vessel must go through a thorough diving survey in Kolding
FELIX
Bouwjaar 1999, imonummer 9180877, grt 4503
Eigenaar Hermann Lohmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG ms 'Felix', St. John's
Manager Hermann Lohmann Bereederungen GmbH & Co. KG, Haren/Ems
Gebouwd B.V. Scheepswerf "Ferus Smit", Foxhol / 320
LxBxH 111.75 x 14.95 x 6.30 meter
Vermogen 4461 epk, snelheid 14.5 knoop, roepsein V2GW6
Voormalige FLINTERMAAS van C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Flintermaas, Groningen
Manager Flinter Shipping B.V., Rotterdam
10-11-2003 eigenaar Flintermaas N.V., Willemstad, Nederlandse Antillen, roepsein PJEP
8-2008 ingebracht bij BBS Bulk IV KS, Willemstad, Nederlandse Antillen
4-2009 thuishaven Groningen, roepsein PBRR
2-5-2016 te Rotterdam Damen Niehuis & Van den Berg overdracht en herdoopt FELIX
© Marcel van Luik
FLINTERMAAS op 21-4-2016 inkomend Nieuwe Waterweg bij Maassluis
