Golden-Jasmine

On Jan 16, 2017, the "Erasmos" was in collision with the oil tanker "Blue Emerald" at the port of Leixões. The accident forced the closure of an oil terminal and the activation of the emergency plan. The Maritime Police opened an investigation into the cause of the incident, which caused a loss of millions of Euros and left the terminal dock with significant damage. The "Erasmos", carrying a cargo of grain from Santander, had notified the port of Leixões of its arrival, but a steering failure caused it to sail towards the oil terminal and collide with the "Blue Emerald" which was moored there. The collision caused serious damage to the deck area at the aft of the tanker. The impact also caused damage to a structure of the terminal and therefore the emergency plan was triggered. There were no casualties and the collision did not result in any spillage due to the automatic ship release system with which the Galp equipped all its cargo arms. The damage to the terminal (Posto B) was still being evaluated by experts, and operations should resume start of next week. By Jan 26, both ships were moored on the port's anchorage.

Sold to European buyers for $16 mill (Note: Was ready in Shipyard for many months waiting to be sold)