The "Cape Baltic" left the docks of Musel on Feb 9 at 4 p.m. bound for a shipyard in Istanbul where repairs are to be carried out at several tanks which had had flooded .
Damaged Cape Baltic en route to Istanbul for repairs The "Cape Baltic" left the docks of Musel on Feb 9 at 4 p.m. bound for a shipyard in Istanbul where repairs are to be carried out at several tanks which had had flooded due to cracks in the hull. ETA Istanbul is Feb 17, 7.30 p.m. How accident happened Cape Baltic sustained structural damage in the night of Jan 28 when anchoring on Gijjón roads during a storm. While releasing its anchor, the bottom damage and a flooded ballast tank were caused either by the anchor or too much draught of the ship, though it should have had enough clearance with 18 metres draught in a water depth of 20 metres, but maybe it hit the ground due to wave impact.
Bulkcarrier "cape baltic" damaged by its anchor Wednesday, 30.Jan.2013, 23:01The "cape baltic" docked in the port of Gijón at the North Pier instead of the ore terminal in the afternoon of Jan 29, 2013, with the assistance of six tugs.
