Container ship and LPG tanker collided off Gibraltar
August 8, 2018 at 03:44 by Mikhail Voytenko in Accidents 346
UK’s Maritime Accident Investigation Branch MAIB started an investigation of a collision off Gibraltar, involving container ship ANL WYONG and LPG tanker KING ARTHUR .
Collision took place in the afternoon August 4 some 4 miles southeast of Gibraltar.
ANL WYONG , deployed on EURAF5 Loop connecting Western Europe with Western Africa, was approaching Algeciras (Bay of Gibraltar) on arrival from Douala Cameroon, KING ARTHUR was en route from Georgia Black sea to Rotterdam, transiting Gibraltar in western direction.
According to scant information available, both ships were damaged, probably seriously, because as of morning August 8, both were still at Gibraltar - ANL WYONG being berthed at Campamento Algeciras, KING ARTHUR being anchored at Algeciras.
Container ship ANL WYONG , IMO 9334155, dwt 52000, capacity 4250 TEU, built 2008, flag UK, manager ANL CONTAINER LINE PTY LTD.
LPG tanker KING ARTHUR , IMO 9480382, dwt 5312, built 2011, flag Italy, manager GASMARE SYNERGY SRL.
IMRRA, FleetMon’s official Vessel Risk Rating Partner, risk assessed this tanker as having a ‘amber’ risk rating, with a specific risk rating of 37% (07-AUG-18), compared to the fleet average 34.8%. New risk assessment reports can be purchased via FleetMon.
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Container ship collides with LPG tanker off Gibraltar
UK MAIB reported a collision between the UK registered container ship, ANL Wyong, and an Italian registered LPG tanker, King Arthur, approximately 4 miles south east of Gibraltar.
Casualties | 07/08/18
According to UK MAIB, the 52,000 dwt container ship ANL Wyong and the 5,312 dwt tanker King Arthur collided while they were about 4 miles south east of Gibraltar.
Both vessels suffered damage, but no injuries or pollution were reported.
When the ships collided, ANL Wyong was heading to the Port of Antwerp, while King Arthur was going to the Port of Rotterdam. Currently, the container ship is moored at the port of Campamento, with the LPG tanker anchored in the Gibraltar West anchorage.
UK MAIB will initiate an investigation into the incident.