MS UND Adriyatik
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Name | UND Adriyatik |
Owner | U.N Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş |
Operator | U.N Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş |
Port of registry | Istanbul, ![]() |
Route | Pendik (Istanbul), Turkey - Trieste, Italy. |
Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft |
Yard number | 714 |
Laid down | 2 April 2001 |
Launched | 29 June 2001 |
In service | 1 September 2001 |
Homeport | Istanbul, Turkey |
Identification | IMO number: 9215488 |
Fate | Caught fire in the Adriatic Sea on 6 February 2008 |
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General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 22.900 |
Displacement | 9,000 t (8,900 long tons; 9,900 short tons) |
Length | 193 m (633 ft) |
Beam | 26.04 m (85.4 ft) |
Draft | 7.4 m (24 ft) |
Depth | 26 m (85 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 × MAK 9M43 |
Speed | 21.5 kn (24.7 mph; 39.8 km/h) |
Capacity | 3214 Lane meters |
Notes | Source:[1] |
The
Fire and salvaging operations timeline
Croatia's sea and transport ministry said the ship caught fire 13 nautical miles (24 km) west of the
An official said
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There were fears of an explosion if the fire was to reach the fuel tanks. Also, the water currents were pushing the ship towards the Croatian coast.[5] Floating barrages were placed around the ship, but no oil leaked.[7]
On the morning of 7 February, the ship, still on fire, was standing some 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of the
The specialists from the Netherlands were at last able to board the ship on 8 February, when they extinguished the blaze completely and then the ship could be towed to a harbour.[10] Negotiations were underway as to which port to tow the ship.[11] Several sources reported the most probable destination was the Italian port of Trieste though some media reported that the port authorities of Trieste have declined this option.[12]
The ship remained 5 mi off Pula until 17 February, when Italian tugboats began pulling it towards Trieste. Reportedly, the Norwegian classification organisation
On 2 February 2009 the ship was towed to the "Beşiktaş Gemi Inşa" shipyard in Yalova, Turkey, for future repairs at the shipyard's 235 x 38 meters drydock.[15] On 13 March 2009 it was reported that the length of the ship will be extended, following the one year-long repairs, by an additional 30 meters (to the total of 223 meters).[16]
References
- ^ "The ferry site". www.ferry-site.dk.
- ^ "Redirect". exchange.dnv.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "U.N-RORO - Our Fleet". Archived from the original on 17 July 2007.
- ^ a b c Fable, Silvana (6 February 2008). "Specijalci s Kurska gase požar unutar plamtećeg broda". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Stanje na mjestu havarije turskog broda je pod nadzorom, smanjen intenzitet požara" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
- ^ "Požar na turskom brodu znatno smanjen". www.index.hr.
- ^ "Croatia contains cargo ship fire". BBC News. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ "Počelo tegljenje izgorjelog turskog broda, ali ne zna se kamo". www.index.hr.
- ^ "Hrvatska radiotelevizija/Croatian radiotelevision" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ^ Smit International website on salvaging project of ‘UND Adriyatik', visited 12 February 2012
- ^ "Požar na brodu jenjava, nema opasnosti od onečišćenja" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
- ^ "Za turski brod najizglednija tršćanska luka?". www.index.hr.
- ^ "barkun.hr". Archived from the original on 19 February 2008.
- ^ "barkun.hr".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Adriyatik Beşiktaş Tersanesi'ne yanaştı". Deniz Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ http://www.referansgazetesi.com/haber.aspx?HBR_KOD=118796&KTG_KOD=443[permanent dead link]
External links
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Ship details:
News reports:
- Croatia contains cargo ship fire (BBC)
- CNN Türk report (in Turkish)
Photos and videos:
- Video of the ship in flames (in Croatian)
- Photos of the burning ship (in Croatian)