Maritime News Thread

Yakov P. Golyadkin

There's currently 7 vessels anchored between Killiney and Greystones, with another that has spent the best part of the last 24 hours sailing up and down the Wicklow/Dublin coastline.

Dublin port boundaries extend from Howth across to Dalkey island (not in a straight line), I would imagine anyone anchoring within the boundary would be required to pay fees, but am open to correction.

AndyBoBandy

That was my train of thought too…. The limit of DPC is a series of lines from the Bailey - North Burford - South Burford - Dalkey Island, so anyone using the anchorage would most likely have to pay,.. so those that elect to stay outside have obviously weighed up the cost of DPC anchorage against the fuel cost to just tinker up and down the coast, or go the ultimate cost saving route and anchor outside DPC area, which is obviously less sheltered.

g0g

Never remember boats anchoring off Bray while growing up. Seems to just be a new thing in recent years. Here's a pic of the 7 visible from the prom today.

scotchy

Is ships anchoring in Dublin bay not a relatively recent thing too? The sight of 3 or 4 ships anchored in sight of Dun Laoghaire pier is something that has only started in the last 10 or so years, maybe a bit longer from my memory.

I remember sailing into Athens on a ferry years ago being amazed at how many ships were at anchor there, and thinking you would never see a ship at anchor in Dublin bay.

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Tabnabs

Weather bound vessels sheltering inside the pilotage district and not proceeding to the Quays or Docks of Dublin or Dun Laoghaire:

50% of pilotage rates

https://www.dublinport.ie/about-dublin-port/dublin-port-rates-charges/

Costs money to hang out there "Waiting On Weather".

Dohvolle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121618008#Comment_121618008

What now?

Atlantic Dawn

Seems to be a backlash against LNG powerered ships because of the emissions, it had been hailed as the future, some new container ships also fitted out with engines running on it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68118822

neris

The green cult won't be happy till we're back in caves with no farting cows to eat or anything to transport ourselves around in. Unfortunately for the green cult the only reliable sources of long serving fuel sources are fossil fuels

Atlantic Dawn

Cranes knocked out by containership in Evyap, Turkey...

https://splash247.com/yang-ming-boxship-takes-out-three-cranes-in-turkey/

scotchy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68613231

Capsized tanker.

DOCARCH

A container ship has struck the Key Bridge in Baltimore (US) and the bridge has partially collapsed.

https://news.sky.com/story/bridge-collapses-after-being-hit-by-ship-13101974

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/francis-scott-key-bridge-baltimore-collapse-container-ship/

DOCARCH

Appears to be ship lost power/steerage and ploughed straight into bridge support pier.

Bogwoppit

There were 2 pilots on board but apparently lost power

Chartered by Maersk.

DOCARCH

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121941374#Comment_121941374

Yip....saw a video which shows two separate power failures on the ship (at least the ship goes completely dark twice) immediately before the collision. When power restored second time you can see thick smoke from the funnel - obviously engine full power ahead to try for quick turn (or full power in reverse), but, to no avail. Not much pilots or captain can do in a power failure situation!

Looking at ariel pictures of the bridge, pre collapse, the absence of protection/dolphins to the main support piers is pretty shocking.

I know all good to say in hindsight, but you would have to assume it reasonably foreseeable that someday a support pier to a bridge like that, given it's on route to very busy port, will get hit by a ship.

neris

See someone already has a picture up on the ships profile on marine traffic with a span of bridge across her

Tabnabs

Fun times for the Stena crew and passengers.

Stena Line passengers travelling to Belfast faced a long delay following a security alert on Easter Monday.

The vessel was preparing to depart Cairnryan when a “malicious call” was made onboard the ferry at around 11pm.

As a result, all travellers were forced to disembark the vessel to allow police to conduct searches.

Police Scotland spokesperson said officers “responded to what is now believed to be a malicious call on board a vessel at Cairnryan Ferry Terminal, Stranraer.

"The vessel was evacuated as a precaution.

"Officers conducted searches and no suspicious items were found.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances."

Stena Line confirmed the 11.30pm sailing to Belfast was delayed for around three and a half hours due to the security scare.

“Stena Superfast VII departed Cairnryan at 03:00hrs on Tues April 2 once cleared to do so.

"Normal service has resumed on the route this morning.

“Passenger and crew safety is always Stena Line’s number one priority, the company would like to apologise to customers for the delay and any inconvenience caused.”

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/stena-line-passengers-travelling-to-belfast-forced-to-evacuate-due-to-security-alert/a850806987.html

josip

I see the Arklow Wind has entered the record books.

https://safety4sea.com/operators-receive-nok-1000000-fine-for-carrying-hfo-in-the-arctic/

Boardnashea

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122326604#Comment_122326604

The article says the regulation came into force on 1/7/24 so how are they fined on 18/6/24, or am I missing something?

Widdensushi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122329295#Comment_122329295

In read it as banned in Norwegian waters since 2022 and the rest of the Arctic waters from 1/7/24 .

josip

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122329295#Comment_122329295

I'm not a maritime lawyer (thankfully) but other sites say they were fined for "carrying heavy fuel oil" breaching regulations that have been in place since 2022.

https://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/arctic-breach-irish-cargo-ship-fined-nok-1-million-for-hfo-violation/

"Starting July 1, 2024, the MARPOL convention’s Regulation 43A will ban the use and carriage of heavy fuel oils in Arctic waters". So maybe the Arklow wind was carrying, not using. But the Arklow Wind is not an oil tanker, so I don't know how it would have been "carrying".

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9818943

Dohvolle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122329423#Comment_122329423

I've been in and out of courts for a bit. I know this one.

Carrying=it was in the tank when the ship was inspected in port. Authorities couldn't verify if it was in use. You cannot make assumptions. I'm no henginear but I assume Heavy Fuel oil on a vessel of this size moves from the main fuel storage tank to a header tank of some sort before being used for propulsion? Would you transfer it if you weren't going to immediately use it?

To prove using it would have had to be inspected while at sea, which is next to impossible in the waters concerned. Controls of this nature are far easier in port.

Markcheese

I assume one of the concerns is the clean up in case of accident..

Ghost Train

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122339837#Comment_122339837

The link below says impossible to clean up and the emissions speeding up melting of ice

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv3dk4ydr3o

Atlantic Dawn

'Hit and run' with a supertanker 😁.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c047jm8984mo