Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

Post Reply
Message
Author
User avatar
TheGreenGoblin
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 17596
Joined: Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:02 pm
Location: With the Water People near Trappist-1

Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#1 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Apr 06, 2021 4:20 pm


The crew of a Dutch cargo ship was evacuated in stormy weather off the coast of Norway late on Monday, leaving the abandoned vessel adrift and in danger of sinking, local officials said on Tuesday.

Footage released by the Norwegian Rescue Coordination Centre showed some of the 12 crew members jumping into the ocean from the badly listing Eemslift Hendrika before being rescued by helicopter. Others were hoisted directly from the deck.

All were brought to safety, but the vessel - currently some 130 km (80 miles) off the cost in the North Sea - is at risk of sinking, a Norwegian official said.

“The ship lost power on the main engine during the night and is drifting towards land,” Hans Petter Mortenson of the Norwegian Coastal Administration, told public broadcaster NRK.
Apparently the cargo shifted as well!
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."

User avatar
TheGreenGoblin
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 17596
Joined: Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:02 pm
Location: With the Water People near Trappist-1

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#2 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:16 am

A bit more detail about that rescue...
A Dutch cargo ship was adrift in the Norwegian Sea on Tuesday after all of its crew members were airlifted, with some having to jump into the rough waters to be rescued.

The "Eemslift Hendrika", which was carrying several smaller ships from Bremerhaven in Germany to Kolvereid in Norway, made a distress call Monday, reporting a heavy list after stormy weather displaced some of its cargo.

The 12 crew members were evacuated in two stages later the same day by Norwegian rescue services.

The first eight were airlifted by helicopter from the deck of the cargo ship.

But the last four had to jump into the water to be plucked out of the sea because the waves were rocking the boat and the list was too severe.

The ship also suffered an engine failure and then began drifting towards to the Norwegian coastline.

On Tuesday morning it was about 130 kilometres (80 miles) northwest of the port city of Alesund.

One of the boats it was carrying on deck fell into the sea, potentially helping to reduce its list, which is now estimated to be around 30 degrees after hovering between 40 and 50 degrees.

"The situation seems to be more stable but there is still a risk that it could capsize," Hans-Petter Mortensholm with the Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket), told AFP.

"We want to put someone on board to arrange for a tow as soon as the weather conditions allow," he added.

A Norwegian Coast Guard vessel arrived at the ship on Tuesday.

The operator of the vessel has also called in the Dutch company Smit Salvage, which was involved in the refloating of the Ever Given in Egypt's Suez Canal last week.
Res.JPG

https://www.ibtimes.com/dutch-cargo-shi ... ed-3175688
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."

User avatar
TheGreenGoblin
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 17596
Joined: Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:02 pm
Location: With the Water People near Trappist-1

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#3 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Apr 08, 2021 12:52 am

UPDATE: Salvors are preparing to tow the listing Dutch yacht carrier Eemslift Hendrika away from Norway’s coast after the dramatic helicopter rescue of its crew on Monday. The NCA said the danger of it running aground was small, despite earlier warnings it could hit the coast tonight

https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence ... risk-small
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."

Pontius Navigator
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 14669
Joined: Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:17 am
Location: Gravity be the clue
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#4 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:20 am

Looks like plenty of expensive deck cargo.

User avatar
Undried Plum
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 7308
Joined: Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:45 pm
Location: 56°N 4°W

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#5 Post by Undried Plum » Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:47 am

Pontius Navigator wrote:
Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:20 am
Looks like plenty of expensive deck cargo.
Some of that deck cargo is no longer deck cargo. Yesterday the green workboat AQS Tor declared UDI and is making her own way ashore.

Image

Pontius Navigator
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 14669
Joined: Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:17 am
Location: Gravity be the clue
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#6 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:04 am

Which rather suggest the crew could have taken to the boats, except probably no fuel.

Now how does salvage work? Do they get paid for cargo saved or cargo on the manifest? When the work boat is salvaged is that a separate claim?

User avatar
Undried Plum
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 7308
Joined: Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:45 pm
Location: 56°N 4°W

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#7 Post by Undried Plum » Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:17 am

Launching a lifeboat with such a list in such weather was not practicable. That's why they took the first eight crewmen off the deck by helicopter.

By the time things got so bad that the other four had to abandon, things had got so bad that a direct heli-lift was no longer safe, so they had to jump into the sea, one by one, and be lifted from there.

Salvors get paid for the work they do; the risks they take; and the vessel/cargo that they save.

Lloyds Open Form, the most common Agreement, is based on the principle of No Cure: No Pay.

The case of AQS Tor is slightly unusual in that it is both cargo and a self-contained vessel. It will be a separate salvage from the main ship and so will be a separate claim, quite possibly from a different salvor.

1DC
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 2178
Joined: Sat Sep 12, 2015 10:06 am
Location: Retired guy from the UK East Coast
Gender:
Age: 83

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#8 Post by 1DC » Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:49 am

Normand Drott had it under tow last night.

1DC
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 2178
Joined: Sat Sep 12, 2015 10:06 am
Location: Retired guy from the UK East Coast
Gender:
Age: 83

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#9 Post by 1DC » Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:04 am

Just had a quick look she is just about into safety now about 10 miles from AAlesund.

Pontius Navigator
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 14669
Joined: Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:17 am
Location: Gravity be the clue
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#10 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:51 pm

Remember the Flying Enterprise, the skipper refused to abandon her to salvors.

G-CPTN
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 7594
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 11:22 pm
Location: Tynedale
Gender:
Age: 79

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#11 Post by G-CPTN » Thu Apr 08, 2021 3:27 pm

Pontius Navigator wrote:
Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:51 pm
Remember the Flying Enterprise, the skipper refused to abandon her to salvors.
Captain Carlsen IIRC.

Pontius Navigator
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 14669
Joined: Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:17 am
Location: Gravity be the clue
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#12 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Apr 08, 2021 3:32 pm

G-CPTN wrote:
Thu Apr 08, 2021 3:27 pm
Pontius Navigator wrote:
Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:51 pm
Remember the Flying Enterprise, the skipper refused to abandon her to salvors.
Captain Carlsen IIRC.
Correct, I was only 9 but remember is vividly for obvious reasons.

User avatar
TheGreenGoblin
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 17596
Joined: Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:02 pm
Location: With the Water People near Trappist-1

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#13 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Apr 08, 2021 4:16 pm

Pontius Navigator wrote:
Thu Apr 08, 2021 3:32 pm
G-CPTN wrote:
Thu Apr 08, 2021 3:27 pm
Pontius Navigator wrote:
Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:51 pm
Remember the Flying Enterprise, the skipper refused to abandon her to salvors.
Captain Carlsen IIRC.
Correct, I was only 9 but remember is vividly for obvious reasons.
What an amazing story. I had never heard of this...

http://oceanweatherservices.com/blog/20 ... nterprise/

Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."

User avatar
Undried Plum
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 7308
Joined: Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:45 pm
Location: 56°N 4°W

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#14 Post by Undried Plum » Thu Apr 08, 2021 4:20 pm

He refused to allow British salvors to save the ship because he knew that the cargo of "pig-iron" had been misdeclared on the manifest and was actually zirconium which was destined for the US nuclear war effort.

By the time American potential salvors rocked up, it was too late to save the ship.

G-CPTN
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 7594
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 11:22 pm
Location: Tynedale
Gender:
Age: 79

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#15 Post by G-CPTN » Thu Apr 08, 2021 5:07 pm

It's stories like the Flying Enterprise that were part of my childhood and it's a pleasure to share them with those that they passed by.

SS Torrey Canyon


Captain Carlsen was 'buried at sea' over the Flying Enterprise location.

Pontius Navigator
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 14669
Joined: Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:17 am
Location: Gravity be the clue
Gender:
Age: 80

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#16 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:30 pm

G CPTN, that Wiki article is a bit dodgy. I don't have the details but just look at this:
A total of 161 bombs, 16 rockets, 1,500 long tons (1,500 t) of napalm and 44,500 litres (9,800 imp gal) of kerosene were used.[1
Assuming each aircraft carried 4 bombs , 40 sorties would not have been unreasonable.
Then 1,500 tons of napalm. At a ton a piece that would have been 1,500 Hunter sorties. May be 1,500 l(ong) t(ons) when they meant 1,500 lt. Then the question of napalm. The RAF did not have napalm. I have it on good authority that they used naptha impregnated petroleum. 😀

User avatar
TheGreenGoblin
Chief Pilot
Chief Pilot
Posts: 17596
Joined: Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:02 pm
Location: With the Water People near Trappist-1

Re: Crew from Dutch cargo ship rescued...

#17 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:47 pm

Pontius Navigator wrote:
Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:30 pm
G CPTN, that Wiki article is a bit dodgy. I don't have the details but just look at this:
A total of 161 bombs, 16 rockets, 1,500 long tons (1,500 t) of napalm and 44,500 litres (9,800 imp gal) of kerosene were used.[1
Assuming each aircraft carried 4 bombs , 40 sorties would not have been unreasonable.
Then 1,500 tons of napalm. At a ton a piece that would have been 1,500 Hunter sorties. May be 1,500 l(ong) t(ons) when they meant 1,500 lt. Then the question of napalm. The RAF did not have napalm. I have it on good authority that they used naptha impregnated petroleum. 😀
So no palmitic acid eh? We used to use citronella oil when I was 12 years old, with my school mate, when we used to try and concoct "napalm" using a petrol/citronella mix, until the dark day (well the smoke was dark) when we managed to burn his dad's shed down, and our pyromaniacal, and very dangerous ways, were extinguished in perpetuity by our respective parents!
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."

Post Reply