“CEG COSMOS” – STEERING BLOCKED AND TOWED TO MONTROSE
According to Vesseltracker.com:
The “CEG COSMOS”, en route from Egersund to Grangemouth with a cargo of 1201 tonnes of fishmeal, got its steering stuck hard to port and went adrift at one knot speed 95 nautical miles east of Aberdeen in the morning of April 14, 2022.
The anchor handling tug “ATLANTIC MERLIN” (IMO: 9557458) went on standby at 6 p.m. in a distance of five nautical miles.
The offshore tug “LOKE VIKING” (IMO: 9423815) was due to arrive on scene at 10.30 p.m. to tow the ship back to Montrose.
On April 15 at 5.50 p.m. the convoy was approaching the port.
In time of writing, anchored off Dundee. (16 April 2022)
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TYPE: General cargo / Bulk
IMO NO: 8303173
1139 gt / 352 nt / 1102 mdwt
Delivered from Husumer Dock und Reparatur Gmbh & Co Kg, Husum / Germany (Yard no 1487), in June 1983.
Name history:
- “ELISABETH” from delivery in 1983 until 2007
- “CEG COSMOS” from 2007 –
Owned by Ceg Cosmos (Fehn Ship Management GmbH & Co KG), Leer / Germany. (Since 06/2007)
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ARCHIVE PHOTO:
“CEG COSMOS” / reg. Riga, moored in Egersund / Norway, 14 January 2022.
Vessel arrived from Sligo IE and sailed for Perth UK.
@ photo – www.maritime-pics.com
