White-Line

The 'White Line', which had run aground off Marmara Ereğlisi in the Tekirdağ district on Jan 3, was successfully refloated with the assistance the SAR boat 'Tahlisiye 12' (MMSI: 271047163) by the tugs 'Kurtarma 21' (IMO: 1066946) and 'Mehmetçik' (IMO: 9816268) on Jan 6. The ship was then pulled to the port of Gelibolu. Video: https://x.com/i/status/2008547335794774407

The 'White Line', with nine crew members on board, ran aground in the Marmara Ereğlisi district of Tekirdağ in the northern part of the Sea of Marmara due to strong southetly winds, which pushed it off course, while enroute from Libya to Martaş to pick up cargo, on Jan 3, 2026 at 2.30 p.m. The ship lost control and got stuck off Santos Beach. Following the incident, Coast Guard Command and Coastal Safety Directorate teams were dispatched to the area. Due to the unfavourable weather conditions, refloating attempts would be postponed until conditions improve. Divers attempted to inspect the grounded vessel on Jan 4, but high waves prevented a full assessment of the hull. Already on June 5, 2021, the ship, loaded with timber en route from Klintehamn to Riga, had run aground, sailing as 'Ramona', just south of Lauterviken, outside the Marpes nature reserve. on the western coast of Fårö. After two days, a salvage ship refloated the vessel and towed it to Kappelshamn. A few more days later, the Swedish Accident Investigation Board closed its investigation. No injuries to people or the environment had been found. However, the suspected crime, entitled negligence in maritime traffic, remained to be investigated by the Stockholm District Court. The verdict stated that the Finnish captain had “run aground once before, four or five years ago,” after falling asleep on duty. That is why he set an alarm on his mobile phone when course changes were to be made that the ship’s autopilot could not handle. However, on this night he had chosen to turn off the alarm, “because he judged that it was not necessary. After this, he had a memory gap, up until the time the ship was already aground and stated that he “may have dozed off or become inattentive.” The District Court found him guilty of crime and handed out daily fines totaling 23,200 crowns. Reports with photo and video: https://www.daykohaber.com.tr/yuk-gemisi-firtina-nedeniyle-karaya-oturdu-2693 https://www.itibarhaber.com/tekirdag-da-palau-bayrakli-white-line-yuk-gemisi-karaya-oturdu-96635 https://canakkalegundem.net/haber/27170076/yuk-gemisi-karaya-oturdu https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/tekirdag-da-firtina-yuk-gemisi-karaya-oturdu-2466813 https://www.avrupagazete.co.uk/tekirdagda-firtina-yuk-gemisi-karaya-oturdu https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1AdaSGyhnTU https://www.uygurhaberajansi.com/tekirdagda-yuk-gemisi-firtina-nedeniyle-karaya-oturdu https://tekirdagdanhaber.com/lodos-marmaraereglisinde-yuk-gemisini-karaya-surukledi/ https://www.helagotland.se/nyheter/faro/artikel/efter-ramonas-grundstotning-darfor-ar-det-inte-ett-grovt-brott-men-kaptenen-kan-mista-behorigheten/lz6n7g2j

On Nov 30 , 2025, the 'White Line' was detained in Tuapse with 11 deficiencies: 1) Structural conditions - Hull damage impairing seaworthiness Holed 2) Life saving Appliances - Lifebuoys incl provision and disposition Not as required 3) Life saving Appliances - Maintenance and inspections Not as required 4) Life saving Appliances - Onboard training and instructions Lack of training 5) Safety of navigation - Navigations records Not as required 6) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Not as required 7) Pollution Prevention - Garbage shipboard handling 'Not as required 8)) Fire safety - Personal equipment for fire safety Not as required 9) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Other (Machinery) Not as required 10) Other - Other (Solas operatinal) Other 11) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Dec 3 and dropped anchor off Istanbul on Dec 13. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C1ANgCcns/

On March 20, 2025, the ' White Line' was detained in Novorossiysk with 13 deficiencies: 1) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 2) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and Appliances Not as required 3) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes 'Inoperative 4) Life saving Appliances - Lifebuoys incl provision and disposition Not as required 5) Life saving Appliances - Inflatable liferafts Not as required 6) Labour conditions - Ropes and wires Not as required https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591 7) Labour conditions - Anchoring devices Not as required 8)) Labour conditions - Lighting accommodation Not as required 9) Labour conditions - Access/structural features (ship) Not as required 10) Water/Weathertight - Cargo & Other hatchways Not as required 11) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 23 and left the port en route to Mersin. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The company Ronja Marine Ltd. which owns the "Ramona" has to pay more than four million Danish cowns as compensation to Rail Net Denmark. The ship had allided with the railway Bridge crossing the Limfjord on Mar 28, 2012, which coast Banedanmark 46,6 million crowns. International conventions restricted the company's responsibility to a maximum of eight million. Banedanmark has accepted the amount of four million Crowns. Lawyers had recommended to reach a settlement. Banedanmark believed that the settlement put some responsibility on the company.The "Ramona" had run into the railway bridge due to the strong current before the bridge opened. The bridge was so severely damaged that the entire link span had to be replaced. It took over a year before the new link span was finished and could be installed.

In the evening of Apr 15, 2013, shortly before midnight a 350-ton counterweight was finally mounted on the railway bridge over the Limfjord by the sheerleg "Samson". The installation was delayed as some of the so-called shims which are used to centralize and extend the legs were too thick. A local blacksmith had to produce thinner plates in great haste. The trip of the "Samson" to the bridge therefore started only at 6.10. p.m. At 6.30 the bridge was open so that the "Samson" could sail to the installation site. At 7.30 p.m. the crane with the counterweight arrived at the bridge which had been damaged in an allision by the "Ramona" on Mar 28, 2012. Danish report with photo: http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=18533