Abandoned bulk carrier Julietta D arrives in port, ending frantic rescue
IJmuiden, Netherlands – The bulk carrier Julietta D was towed into port Tuesday after a wild 24 hours off the Dutch coast.
The ship ran into trouble Monday during heavy weather from Storm Corrie. The Julietta D was anchored off the coast of IJmuiden, Netherlands when it broke its anchor chain, collided with the tanker Pechora Star, and started to drift. Pechora Star has been a Great Lakes/Seaway visitor.
The collision caused damage to the bulk carrier and it began taking on water, leading to a daring heavy weather evacuation by helicopter of the all 18 crew members, part of which can be seen in the video linked below.
It then began drifting towards shore, at one point colliding with an offshore platform foundation. From there it was a race to save the ship from running ashore.
The effort was led by the Dutch Coast Guard with tug and salvage assistance from Boskalis’ SMIT Salvage, The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution and air assistance from Belgian Coast Guard.
The Julietta D has now arrived at the Port of Rotterdam with the assistance of the tugs Sovereign, Multratug 18 and Manta, the Dutch Coast Guard said, ending the response.
Read more and watch a video of the rescue on this gCaptain link: https://gcaptain.com/update-abandoned-bulk-carrier-julietta-d-arrives-in-port-ending-frantic-rescue/?fbclid=IwAR0MxgpqMPiaS_1G5kkfgiKXdO9N-VMVrvFbPl5zJdYhxSvJAPMout7p1c8
