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Known damage:
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Salvage of the Modern Express

The Modern Express, a 164-meter-long Roll-on/Roll-off vessel, was en route to Le Havre in France on 26 January 2016 in heavy weather when she lost stability. She was left adrift 150 nautical miles off the Spanish coast in the Bay of Biscay. The 22 crew members had already been successfully evacuated by the Spanish coastguard. 

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Spar Draco

The 'Spar Draco' (53,565 DWT), loaded with 50,520Mt of wheat, ran aground and damaged its rudder whilst approaching Chittagong Anchorage “A” on the 8th of June.

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Altinia

On the 6th of May the Ro-Ro Vessel ‘Altinia’, carrying military equipment (8,924 DWT, LOA: 150m), suffered an engine room fire about 100Nm SE off the coast of Yemen. The crew abandoned ship and was safely picked up by a passing vessel.

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Fei He

In the evening of the 29th of January, the arriving fully loaded containership 'Fei He' collided with the departing chemical tanker 'Lime Galaxy' approximately 2.7 km south of Jurong Island, Singapore. The collision resulted in one of Fei He’s bunker tanks sustaining damage, which led to some bunker fuel being spilt.

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Silver

On the 23rd of December the product tanker ‘Silver’ (6,672 DWT), loaded with 4,900Mt of HFO, ran aground on the rocks near the breakwaters of Tantan port, Morocco. After several initial refloating attempts by local tugs were unsuccessful, SMIT Salvage was contracted on a LOF basis on the 25th of December to render assistance through the immediate mobilization of tugs, equipment and a salvage team. Meanwhile, the vessel was lifted higher on the rocks by heavy swells, which left her at a distance of 75 m off the coastline, parallel to high cliffs. The crew on board noted water ingress in several ballast tanks and a small sheen of oil was observed.