Thursday, 06 August 2015 11:39
Written by AdminSailor
In the afternoon of Aug 5, 2015, the "Alkiviadis" was in collision with the bulkcarrier "Mangan Trader II" about 17 miles NW of Ostend.
The "Alkiviadis" had come from Tallinn and was at anchor waiting for order to sail to Antwerp.
The "Mangan Trader II" was proceeding towards the Western Scheldt, bound for Ghent.
The reason for the collision was failure in the steering gear of the bulk carrier. The "Alkiviadis" sufffered breach above the water line in one of the ballast tanks.
The "Mangan Trader 2" was detained for a while after collision and after inspection was released to resume its voyage.
The "Mangan Trader II" reached Terneuzen on Aug 6 at 3 a.m. and berthed in Ghent at 7 a.m. The "Alkiviadis" remained at anchor for further repairs of the breach and later resumed the voyage. She berthed in dock 6 in Antwerp on Aug 5 at 5 a.m.