Bulkcarrier refloated after two days
It took the four tugs “Axel”, (IMO: 8918590), “Bugsier 16” (IMO: 9021124), “Fairplay-35” (IMO: 9565194) and “Fairplay XII” (IMO: 9107409) 7,5 hours to refloat the "Star of Sawara" on Aug 31. At 1.35 p.m. the "Star of Sawara" managed to get off of the shallows in the Cadet Trench on which the ship ran aground two days ago. The ship must now be investigated for damage before it is allowed to continue with New Orleans. It was held off Ahrenshoop by the tugs "Axel" and "Fairplay 35". After the salvors have deemed the ship safe to sail, it is to proceed to Kalundborg, where a dive investigation is to be conducted. The ship had chosen to disregard IMO's recommendation that ships of more than 11 meters draught should be guided by pilots in Danish waters. The ship was contacted by the Armed Forces Operations Center regarding this issue, who reminded the captain of the pilot recommendation while he was off Bornholm on Aug 29, but without luck. The bulkcarrier was expected to continue the voyage to New Orleans with its fertilizer cargo once it has been released after the inspection in Kalundborg.
