Multraship busy in the Black Sea and Denmark

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Multraship Towage & Salvage has provided emergency response services in the Black Sea and Denmark.

Multraship engaged several vessels to help refloat the 'Sursum Corda' (Jens Kranen - ISU)

Multraship is mostly active in north-west Europe but with an operational presence in the Black Sea was well placed to assist when the laden cargo vessel Deniz S suffered serious water ingress in no.1 cargo hold while on passage in the Black Sea. The vessel was loaded with 4,500t of scrap steel and requested emergency salvage assistance.

Multraship immediately dispatched the tugs Multratug 26 and Alioth (Damen ASD 2810 and RAL RAmparts 2700 vessels respectively) from Bourgas to the casualty. On arrival they found Deniz S with a list to port and down by the head, the port side main deck near sea level. Three salvage pumps were transferred to the vessel allowing water to be pumped from hold no.1 to stabilise the situation.

In such situations salvors often report problems finding a port of refuge for casualty vessels that could potentially pose a threat to their operations but on this occasion Port of Refuge status was granted to Multraship by port of Bourgas and Deniz S was towed stern first to Bourgas anchorage.

Additional pumps were put on board with continuing dewatering of the hold and forepeak reducing the list to around five degrees. After a diver and salvage master inspection, temporary repairs were carried out and Deniz S was able to enter Bourgas port and redelivered back to its owners.

Back in north-west Europe, when the fishing vessel Sursum Corda grounded on a beach between Løkken and Nørren Lyngby in Denmark after it encountered engine problems initial local refloating efforts were unsuccessful.

Multraship was tasked to assist and its 70tbp tug Multratug 17 was mobilised from the Netherlands with the salvage and diving support vessel Multrasalvor 4 also responding from Germany. Other vessels involved in the operation included the Danish dredger Toste R and the Danish Shoalbuster 2709 Skinfaxe R (Rohde Nielsen AS).

A trench was dredged around the stranded vessel whereafter it was refloated by the two tugs on a rising tide and towed to Thyborøn where its catch of fish was unloaded. After a diving inspection revealed damage to be less than expected Sursum Corda was towed to the Netherlands for repair.

By Peter Barker