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"Overlooking Runway 25 - Right, at Los Angeles International Airport"
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On The Scene On Approach To Antwerp !
Feature Date: February, 2006
Event Date: August 13 2003
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"Overlooking Runway 25 - Right, at Los Angeles International Airport"
On The Scene -- The Approach To Antwerp !
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"Scheldt
Snafu!" On The
Scene
The Approach To
Antwerp M/V Grande
Nigeria In
Collision With M/V Nada
V More Daylight Blindness? On The
River
Scheldt
The Date: August 13 2003
The Time: Early Moning
The Place: Nauw Van Bath, At River Scheldt Approach To Antwerp
M/V Grande
Nigeria
In Better Days Built
-2000 Owner
- Grimaldi
Germany GmbH Flag
-Italy Type of
Vessel -Multipurpose-conro (Ro-ro/Container
carrier) Class -
Grande Africa Class Displacement
-56,800
gross tons Overall
Length - 214 meters Beam
-32.2 meters Service Speed
-20 knots Loading
capacity: Ro-Ro:
2.500 Containers: 800
TEU Ramp capacity:
250 tons This
Voyage: Northern Europe to West Africa This Cargo:
Around 400 Containers, cars and general cargo Grande
Africa Class Ships of this
kind are, like the similar-built vessels (however, with
small alterations) Grande San Paolo, Grande Nigeria, Grande
Amburgo and Grande Buenos Aires which were delivered in 2003
and 2004, multipurpose-conro vessels serving West Africa and
South America. Northern
Express Service & South America Grande
Amburgo Grande
Brasile Grande San
Paolo Grande
Francia Grande Buenos
Aires Central
Express Service Grande
Atlantico Grande
Nigeria Grande
Argentina Grande
Africa Grande
America From
The
Cargo Letter
for Sun. July 27 2003 But
Wait!
-- M/V Pelican 1
Vs. M/V
Maersk Bahrain
was our story in the "Pelican's
Peril"
feature posted in 2003. Below is
M/V
Grande Nigeria Vs.
M/V Nada V --
because only 24 days later on Aug. 13, 2003 --
IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE SAME PLACE!
Vehicles:
2.500
PROLOG
>>
It's early Sunday, 20 July 2003 -- two hours after
midnight -- as two merchants
M/V
Pelican 1 &
M/V Maersk Bahrain --
with thousands of cargo containers -- ply the
River
Scheldt
approach
to the mega-port of Antwerp
-- near the 'Nauw van Bath' area on the Antwerp
side of the river.
1,930 TEU
container M/V
Pelican 1
suffered
severe hull damage in
collision
with M/V
Maersk Bahrain
on the River Scheldt near Antwerp on July 20. Dutch
river authorities & salvors mobilized pollution
control equipment to deal with oil in river while the
salvors worked on skimming oil from the surface of
water in flooded engine room -- floating crane has
removed 317 deck containers from the vessel, and
divers have completed a full inspection of the hull.
(Sun. July 27 2003)
Perfect Hit!
Indeed, doing this on purpose would present a challenge.
M/V Nada V said to have pulled full astern just prior to collision -- didn't help.
"Ship Happens! ©"
On Wed. Aug. 13 2003, The Cargo Letter broadcast the following news story:HEAD ON COLLISION CLOSES PORT>> Italian 56,800gt Ro/Ro M/V Grande Nigeria (built 2002) & 43,101gt Panamanian vehicle M/V Nada V (built 1984), both 200 meters in length & with thousands of automobiles, in collision -- Belgian port of Antwerp on Aug. 13, blocking all shipping to/from Europe's 2nd largest port. Both ships still afloat on Western Schelde River outside Antwerp. One ship entering port while other leaving Antwerp but facts of accident still unclear. Rudder problem considered, as both vessels involved in frontal collision. Not clear how long Antwerp port likely to remain blocked & closed. (Wed. 13 Aug. 2003)
A little bondo & paint -- she'll be fine!
Aftermath -- Vessels communicate orders with string & soup cans.
The vessels collided head on at the entrance to Antwerp port (M/V Nada V &endash; inbound, M/V Grande Nigeria &endash; outbound), both ships with pilots on board. No technical reasons are suspected for the collision which at this stage is being attributed to a "misunderstanding" or "Snafu" between the pilots. LOF 2000 was signed with Smit by owners of both vessels. The pilots have since changed their eyewear prescriptions.
M/V Nada V pulled astern following the collision -- went aground on a sand bar -- minor stern damage
-- but was refloated. No damage to her cargo reported. List suggests some water ingress.
M/V Nada VRegistrtion: PanamaCargo: 1,653 vehicles
Voyage: Japan and other Far Eastern ports for Middle East and Europe
Built: 1984
Car Capacity: 4,500
High Car Capacity height 2.0M: 3,184
Ramp Loadable Tons: 30.0
M/V Nada V damaged fore & aft, in eight tug pull to port for inspection & repair.
M/V Nada V reaches port a bit shorter, perhaps M/V Nada IV 3/4.
From Our Reader Caspar Vermeulen:"This summer was a very unfortunate one for Antwerp in the field of accidents. M/V Pelican 1 suffered severe hull damage in collision with M/V Maersk Bahrain on the River Scheldt near Antwerp on July 20.Then on 1 August the tug Burcht capesized near the Zandvliet lock after she was hit by the container M/V MSC Noa. Unfortunately an engineer on board the tug drowned.
Less than two weeks later, on Aug. 13th, two car carriers collided near Antwerp. It seems that M/V Grande Nigeria lost power & collided with the M/V Nada V. The master of this vessel tried to avoid the collision by giving full power in reverse. Despite that, the vessels collided bow to bow & got stuck into each other. The aft of M/V Nada V was slightly damaged when the vessel reversed & hit a sand bank. Later that day tugs separated the two vessels.
I must say that the dykes in our area have become a real tourist attraction. I know because I live just a few kilometres from the Nauw van Bath. You can see my village on one of the photos in the "M/V Pelican I" feature (see our "Pelican's Peril" Feature)."
Caspar Vermeulen, Rilland, The Netherlands -- Sept. 11 2003Thanks For Your Contribution Caspar! Start taking a camera with you! [Note: Our facts of the collision vary from this account.]"Ship Happens! ©"
The Dedication of This Feature Is Simple: To The Crews of M/V Grande Nigeria & M/V Nada V and their families. No injuries in this amazing incident.
SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker. It's dangerous out there.
INDEX TO OUR "Scheldt Snafu!" PAGE SPECIAL FEATURES:The ScenePort of AntwerpWestern Etuary- at River ScheldtThe Owners
Grimaldi Germany GmbH - M/V Grande NigeriaNYK Line - M/V Nada V
The Salvors
SMIT Salvage - 160 years of serviceSMIT Salvage participated in raising & salvage of the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk from May 18 to Oct. 23, 2001
The 24 Days Earlier Event
Our "Pelican's Peril" Feature - the first collision of July 20 2003P&O Nedlloyd Shipping Dictionary
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SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker. It's dangerous out there.
Thanks To Our Contributors For The"Scheldt Snafu!" FeatureOur Contributors for this feature are:Anonymous photo contributor who wishes to be anonymous*Caspar Vermeulen, Rilland, The Netherlands
NOTE: Please Provide Us With Your Additional Information For This Loss.
EDITOR'S NOTE FOR SURVEYORS, ATTORNEYS & MARINE ADJUSTERS: The Internet edition effort of The Cargo Letter now celebrates it's 8th Year of Service -- making us quite senior in this segment of the industry. We once estimated container underway losses at about 1,500 per year. Lloyd's put that figure at about 10,000 earlier this year. Quite obviously, the reporting mechanism for these massive losses is not supported by the lines. News of these events is not posted to the maritime community. Our new project is to call upon you -- those handling the claims -- to let us know of each container loss at sea-- in confidentiality. Many of you survey on behalf of cargo interests with no need for confidentiality. Others work for the lines & need to be protected. As a respected Int'l publication, The Cargo Letter enjoys full press privileges & cannot be forced to disclose our sources of information. No successful attempt has ever been made. If a personal notation for your report is desired -- each contributor will be given a "hot link" to your company Website in each & every report. Please take moment & report your "overside" containers to us. If you do not wish attribution, your entry will be "anonymous." This will will benefit our industry -- for obvious reasons! McD
* NOTE: The Cargo Letter wants you to know that by keeping the identity of our contributors 100% Confidential, you are able to view our continuing series of "Cargo Disasters." Our friends send us materials which benefit the industry. The materials are provided to our news publication with complete and enforceable confidentiality for the sender. In turn, we provide these materials to you.
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