Gulf-West

The 'Gulf West' was detained on April 9 in Djen Djen, little more than one week after having got distressed off Tichy, with 12 deficiencies, two of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency system - Emergency fire pump and its pumps Inoperative 2) Labour conditions - Provisions quantity Insufficient The vessel was released again on April 9. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Aq1WMrsDJ/

The 'Gulf West' got in distress on the evening of March 31, 2026, off the coast of Tichy, about 20 kilometers east of the provincial capital, Béjaïa, due to rough seas resulting from deteriorating weather conditions that have affected the region for several days. The vessel had left the port of Djen Djen, seeking shelter in the Bay of Béjaïa. The adverse weather conditions caused the ship to veer off course. It was swept by waves towards Tichy beach, with the risk of grounding aground. Two tugs were immediately dispatched from the port of Béjaïa to assist. The ship was moved away from the coast and to a safe position. A monitoring unit has been established to handle any potential interventions until the situation stabilised. Reports with photos and video: https://www.horizons.dz/2026/04/regions-un-navire-en-difficulte-secouru-au-large-de-tichy/ https://observalgerie.com/2026/04/01/faits-divers/algerie-un-navire-marchand-sauve-in-extremis-dun-echouement-au-large-de-bejaia/

The "Wilson Corpach" carrying a shipment of steel coils got stuck under the Briton Ferry bridge at Swansea, coming Avonmouth on its way to Antwerp, in the early morning of Sep 7, 2016. The Coastguard was alerted at 1.22 a.m. and was monitoring the incident but expected the ship would refloat in the morning hours with the rising tide which was at 10.25 a.m. The Coastguard refloated the ship around 10:30 a.m. It continued the voyage to Antwerp after inspections, ETA Sep 9. Report with photos and video: http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/this-shipping-tanker-is-currently-stuck-underneath-the-briton-ferry-bridge/story-29692571-detail/story.html#3jVESU6ch0gzShsq.99

The "Wilson Corpach" left the port of Papenburg again on June 26, 2014, being assisted by the Dutch tugs "Gruno III" and "Gruno IV" on its way to the Ems. The ship berthed at Eemshaven at 5.15 p.m. Photo reports: http://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5610#p104725 http://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5610#p104731 http://www.tugspotters.com/site/content/2014/06/van-papenburg-naar-de-eemshaven/

On June 13, 2014, the "Wilson Corpach" suffered an engine failure while entering the port of Papenburg. The ship managed to enter the lock with the remaining Speed where she remained two hours. After the ship was unloaded and the damage fixed, the ship was about to leave Papenburg in the night of June 14 being bound for Hamburg, when the engine suffered trouble again while passing the lock seabound. The ship was towed back into port and moored at Schulte & Bruns Yard for repairs. Photos: http://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5610#p104292 http://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5610#p104284