In the night of Dec 19, 2015, around 10.30 p.m. the "Scheldegracht" ran aground in the southern part of the Great Belt.
The ship had not reported the grounding at Albue Flak, ca. 1,5 miles east of the fairway. It was another ship, which notified the grounding.
The cause of the grounding was yet unknown, but there was no suspicion of drug consumption. It was believed to have been caused a system error when the ship appeared to have made a change ahead of time.
The vessel which has a depth of about 10.5 meters ran aground at a speed of about 14 knots on sandy bottom. It had sailed from Rauma with a cargo of 17,000 tonnes of paper and was headed to Skagen.
The Danish Navy dispatched the environmental ship "Marie Miljø" from Korsør which arrived on Dec 20 at 4:40 a.m. - Bron Vesseltracker.com
Eerder op de Westerschelde
SCHELDEGRACHT
Bouwjaar: 2000, imonummer: 9202510, gt: 16639
Eigenaar: Rederij Scheldegracht, Amsterdam
Beheer: Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor B.V.
Gebouwd: Stocznia Sczcecinska, Sczcecin / 5872
LxBxH 173.18 x 25.20 x 14.61 meter
Vermogen 16415 pk, snelheid 19.5 knoop, roepnaam PFAQ
© Barry van der Meijden
