Hafnia-Atlantic

In the afternoon of May 15, 2018, the "Wisby Atlantic" ran aground on a sandbank on the Amazon river in pos. 00 20N 050 37W, about 40 miles downstream from Macapá, while proceeding upstream to Manaus port with 50,000 tons of fuel on board. The tanker was stuck on a water depth of 14 meters, having sailed on the wrong side of the channel, and threatened by a hull rupture due to the strong tide. A tug from Companhia Docas de Santana (CDSA) was promptly called to help move the tanker off the sandbank and by 5 p.m. on May 15, the forepart of the tanker had been released from the sandbank but from amidships to aft it was still stuck. By evening new efforts were made in order to completely release the vessel and, with favourable tide, the ship was refloated in the morning of May 16 and moved to anchorage area of Fazendinha, where it anchored at 6 a.m. awaiting inspection by port authorities. In the area where the tanker ran aground, the presence and help of a pilot on board is optional. On May 17 it was still moored at Santana anchorage, Macapá, in pos. 00° 3.83' S 051° 6.22' W. It heaved anchor and continued sailing on May 18 at 910 p.m., bound to Manaus, ETA May 21, 2 p.m. Portuguese report with photos: https://g1.globo.com/ap/amapa/noticia/navio-com-50-milhoes-de-litros-de-petroleo-encalha-no-rio-amazonas-no-amapa.ghtml