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On Jan 6 the 'Stone 1' remained detained at anchor at the northern spit of Als in pos. 55° 5.77' N 009° 37.06' E while the anti pollution work was going on in the area with 46 personnel of the Danish Navy and Home Guard. Meanwhile it became known that about 30 cubi meters oil had spilled. Besides the patrol boat 'Diana – P 520' deand the 'MHV 910 - Ringen' of the Home Guard, which laid out 360 meters oil booms off the Endsted Plant, also the anti pollution vessel ‘Mette Miljø‘, the Fire & Rescue Southern Jutland and the Emergency Management Agency's departments in Herning and Haderslev assisted with 22 firefighters, floating barriers and skimmers. The Home Guard from Aabenraa deployed 11 volunteers. On Jan 9 the tanker was headed for Brofjorden in Sweden as next destination.

In a severe storm that hit Aabenraa in the morning of Jan 4, 2020, the 'Stone 1' which was unloading of oil at the Ensted plant, broke lose from its moorings in heavy gusts at 9.30 a.m. About 30 cubic meters of vacuum oil leaked into the water before the pumps could be stopped and triggered a major environmental action involving the Danish Navy's patrol vessel 'Diana', and the Marine Home Guard's local vessel, 'MHV 910 - Ringen'. The ships deployed floating oil barriers in the fjord off the Ensted Power Station where the tanker had been docked. The oil contaminated approx. 300 meters of the beach at Varnæs southeast of the Ensted Power Station, posing a risk to bird and wildlife in the affected area. The oil pollution was contained during the afternoon, but work on removing the oil from the beach continued on Jan 5 with 50 men. The 'Stone 1' was detained and dropped anchor between Als and Jutland in pos. 55° 5.77' N 009° 37.06' E on Jan 4 at 11.25 a.m. where it remained stationary on Jan 6. Danish reports with photos: https://jv.dk/artikel/tankskib-l%C3%A6kker-olie-p%C3%A5-vej-mod-land?fbclid=IwAR2yXVtnMgEz_G5By_ASbPqEd4t8h4aPFs_AKAX9mAht02SiW2ZBGKVb4DI https://www.tvsyd.dk/aabenraa/tankskib-rev-sig-loes-stor-miljoe-aktion-i-gang?fbclid=IwAR2HlKfOwQb99NgL4BfRxSh7-1pN4McVHC2GpD8tezw_-eIkMIlWgYr6guY

The "Stone 1", during berthing at Kolguev Island, could not be positioned properly due to poor manoeuvrability of the tug "Atriya", and berthing had to be aborted on July 6, 2018. No spill, no injury reported. The vessel dropped anchor and was now waiting for the developments and weather improvement. e The tug "Atriya", while establishing a towing connection, got its propulsion fouled after the towing wire snapped and was entangled in the tug’s propeller and rudder.