Tina-Theresa

Separate investigations have been launched into an incident near Kilrush in Co Clare in which two cargo ships were involved in a collision. Some details emerged yesterday about how the two vessels collided in the Shannon estuary, close to Kilrush, at about 5am on Sunday morning. The 225-metre Irini, a 69,734-tonne bulk carrier, was taking a cargo of bauxite to the Rusal Alumina plant at Aughinish in Co Limerick but was at anchor at the time.The second vessel, the 93-metre Danish-registered Tina Theresa, was leaving the anchorage to meet up with the Shannon estuary pilot when the collision took place. The tanker was destined for Foynes Port in Limerick and was damaged along her starboard side but there was no hull damage. Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0913/1224304026716.html

The "Tina Theresa" on Oct 12, 2010, was subject to an armed robbery approximately 16 miles south of the entrance to Lagos in Nigeria. During the attack the crew of 16 was manhandled by the attackers. None of the crew members despite the harsh handling and bruises sustained life threatening injuries. Most of the communication systems of the vessel were destroyed, hampering the flow information from the Master. Later the vessel arrived at Lomé in Togo, where the crew received full medical care and crisis counseling. The company Herning Shipping will offer the onboard crew to be relieved and further do the utmost to ensure that the vessel safely returns to normal working conditions.