The "Thorco Crown" and its crew of 13 were still waiting to be towed off the southwestern coast of Newfoundland since a fire in the engine room stopped it from moving about 32 nautical miles off the coast of Port aux Basques. The owners called Svitzer Salvage to assist, and the tug "Svitzer Bedford" (IMO: 9334090) was mobilized from Port Hawkesbury on Feb 7 and has reached the ship in the morning opf Feb 8. However, rough sea conditions made it too difficult to attach the tow line, and the tug was still on scene waiting for conditions to improve. As of Feb 8 evening, the "Thorco Crown" was 9,5 nautical miles (northwest of Cape Ray, and wind conditions were continuing to push the ship further from land. The "Thorco Crown" was en route to Montreal when the fire and breakdown happened, and had just left from dropping off cargo in Argentia. The cargo contained drill pipes for the Hebron oil project. The vessel left port for Montreal around 9 p.m. on Feb 5.
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09 February 2017 - 14:00
Update: 09 February 2017 - 23:56
Svitzer tug to assist disabled cargo ship
Svitzer tug to assist disabled cargo ship
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09 February 2017 - 14:00
Update: 09 February 2017 - 23:56
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