Baltic-Wind

The 'Baltic Wind' ran aground on Feb 18, 2026, at around 4 p.m. UTC, off Kulhuse, close to the mouth of Roskilde Fjord in Isefjord, northern Sjælland. The ship hit a sandbank shortly after it had left Frederiksværk enroute to Aviles. The ship was inspected by the Nordsjællands Police, and no leaks nor pollution have been reported. At approximately 11:30 p.m., a patrol vessel from the Danish Navy Home Guard had arrived at the grounded ship.As of Feb 19, the ship remained stuck on sandy bottom in pos. 55° 57' N 011° 54' E. The vessel has been detained by the Danish Maritime Authority until a preliminary investigation has determined whether the ship has been damaged by the grounding. Once the 'Baltic Wind' has been pulled off, a diving investigation of the ship's bottom was to be carried out to check the seaworthiness. Since the grounding occurred outside the shipping channel, there was no obstrucition for shipping traffic to and from Roskilde Fjord. As the captain had tried to free the ship after it ran aground, he has has been fined with 9750 Danish crowns for a violation of the Maritime Act. The next step was for the shipping company was to submit a salvage plan, which must then be approved by the Danish Maritime Authority. Once the ship has been refloated, it was to be pulled back to Frederiksværk for another inspection. The ship was pulled off by a tug on the afternoon of Feb 23 and berthed in the old ferry port in Hundested. Reports with photos and video: https://www.tv2kosmopol.dk/halsnaes/strandet-fragtskib-har-nu-forladt-roskilde-fjord-8d498 https://www.soefart.dk/article/view/1212446/coaster_pa_knap_90_meter_sidder_fast_i_roskilde_fjord https://www.tv2kosmopol.dk/frederikssund/skib-pa-knap-90-meter-gar-pa-grund-ved-roskilde-fjord-523e5

On Feb 4, 2026, at 11.26.a.m , the 'Baltic Wind', enroute from Waterford to Copenhagen, suffered an engine blackout during the eastbound transit of the Kiel Canal, short time shortly after pasising the Hohenhörn motorway bridge and drifted sideways towards the south shore. It was able to continue its journey shortly afterwards and was permitted to proceed to Fischerhütte for inspections. Theship resumed its voyage at 12.30 p..m., only to get stuckl in Breiholz in pos. 54° 12' N 009° 33' E at around 2.45 p.m. until the tug 'En Avant 30' (IMO: 9597317, which was by chance nearby in Oldenbüttel, was tasked to the ship in order to tow it to the communal port in Rendsburg for inspections, where it was safely berthed at 6 p.m. and remained stationary as of Feb 6.

On May 25, 2025, at 2:39 p.m. the "Baltic Wind", en route from Hanko to Marghera, suffered a rudder failure during the westbound transit of the Kiel Canal near Königsförde and subsequently allided with a dolphin on the starboard side. The incident caused a crack on the starboard side of the bow two meters above the waterline. The ship was allowed to continue its voyage to Brunsbüttel and then docked at the railway station dolphins. The ship had a special cargo on deck, namely two new coastal defense boats for Greece, which were undamaged. On May 26, 2025, divers and representatives of the classification society were on site to assess the damage. The company Cornels from Brunsbüttel welded a plate to repair the crack, before vessel was allowed to continue its voyage on May 27 with an ETA at the port of destination as of June 9. Photos: https://www.forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=221457#p221457