Raduga-Electron

On May 6, 2017, the "VT Electron" with the barge "VT Stockholm", 7939 gt (IMO: 9006461) was in collision with the chemical tanker "Purple Gem" north of Bornholm. The police received the notification of the collision at 11.20 a.m. and headed to the position 25 miles northeast of the island. The tanker apparently was anchored with engine damage when she was hit by the tug wich pushed a coal barge. No injuries were reported. The barge sustained bow damage, the tanker damage at the port side stern. The police went out to inspect the damage and question the parties involved aboard a boat from Nexø rescue service. The "VT Electron" entered the port of Rønne on May 7 at 11.30 a.m. Human error aboard the tug was said to have caused the collision 16 miles north-northeast of Christiansø. The crew of the tug reported to the Bornholm police that they acted incorrectly, and there was a formal judicial aftermath. Reports with photos and video: http://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/oljetanker-och-bogserbat-har-kolliderat/ http://www.tv2bornholm.dk/search.aspx?csearch=purple%20gem&fra=06-02-2017&til=07-05-2017&antal=20&Artikler=True&range=90&newsID=125484&offset=0

In the foremidday of Jan 23, 2015, 50 liters diesel were spilt into the Flensburg Fjord when the "VT Electron" was getting bunkered at the quay of the local power plant. The fire brigade surrounded the tug with an oil boom which will only be recovered once it leaves the port in the afternoon of Jan 26. German report with photo: http://www.shz.de/lokales/flensburger-tageblatt/tankunfall-50-liter-diesel-landen-in-der-foerde-id8767396.html

The "VT Electron" in the morning Dec 15, 2011, spilt about 50 to 60 litres heavy fuel in the port of Flensburg. The vessel was bunkering fuel from a tank truck at the coal pier when the pollution occurred. The fire brigade surrounded the spill with a boom and kept it from spreading further. The oil was to be skimmed off the water.