Gestrand

Cargo ship grounded off Fehmarn

In the early morning of Apr 14, 2014, the "Ashley" ran onto
a bar in the Fehmarn Sound on its way from Rotterdam to Neustadt
in Holstein.

The ship which was loaded with lime had already passed the
eastern part of the Sound when it got stock at the south coast of
Fehmarn between the buoys 10 and 11.

A tug was called from Rostock which was able to refloat the ship
some hours later. The vessel then headed around the island instead
of continuing the sound transit.

Once the ship had berthed in Neustadt at 11.25 a.m., investigators
of the police Heiligenhafen came on board. It looked like the ship
with a draught of 4,3 meters was a victim of the very low tide that
night as the charts showed a water depth of five meters.

Eerder op de Nieuwe Waterweg bij Maassluis

ASHLEY
Bouwjaar: 2000, imonummer: 9201944, gt: 2056
Eigenaar: C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Kirk, Enschede (R.H. Kirk)
Casco: Ceskoslovenska Plavba Labska A.S. (CSPL), Decin
Gebouwd: Scheepswerf Peters B.V., Kampen / 470
LxBxH: 88,95 x 12,50 x 5,65 meter
Vermogen: 1795 pk, snelheid: 10,5 knoop, roepnaam: PEDN

© Henk Jungerius