Xiang-Fu

After the 'Xiang Fu' which had been berthed at the pier no.44 of Taichung port, Taiwan, broke loose from its mooring ropes due to strong winds on Feb 20 at 12.26 a.m., she allided with the stern of the 'OSG Admiral', which was berthed at the pier no.45 of Taichung port and then ran aground in the port. She was refloated by three tugs withthe high tide and then re-berthed at the berth no.44 at 1.15 p.m. The port authority inspected and investigated the two vessels in the morning of Feb 21. The 'OSG Admiral' sailed at 12.50 p.m., while the 'Xiang Fu' was still berthed and discharging cargo. The starboard side bulbous bow of the 'Xiang Fu' and the starboard stern of the 'OSG Admiral' had suffered damages.

The 'Xiang Fu' broke off her moorings at Taichung port, Taiwan, in Feb 20, 2022, at around midnight LT during a storm hitting the Taiwan Strait and the western Taiwan coast. The ship drifted off its berth and allided with thr berthed container ship 'OSG Admiral' (IMO: 9131022), which suffered slight damages. The 'Xiang Fu' drifted across the port basin and ran aground at the embankment. The bulk carrier was refloated about 11 hours later with tug assistance and taken back to its berth. The extent and character of damages were unknown, but an oil leak was mentioned. Report with photos: https://taiwanenglishnews.com/bulk-carrier-breaks-moorings-collides-with-container-ship-runs-aground-at-port-of-taichung/

The "Victoria" berthed at the Stocznia Gdańsk S.A. shipyard in Ostrow on Nov 17 at 9 a.m. for repairs of the grounding damage suffered in the Kattegat on Sep 19.