Valday

On Feb 17, 2025, the 'Valday' was etained in Gdynia with eight deficiencies, four of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm systems Inoperative 2) Alarms - UMS - Alarms Inoperative 3) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 4) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Feb 21 and left the port en route to Tallinn, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The 'Valday' was drifting rudderless off the Dutch coast on Dec 6, 2024, after being disabled en route from Zwijndrecht to Flushing. and was NUC as Not Under Command (NUC) at 7.43 a.m. Attempts to secure and tow the ship initially failed. The ship had no cargo, and seven crew members on board. It was adrift 22 kilometers off the coast of Rotterdam. Tugs were on their way to the freighter. The lifeboat 'Antoinette' from the KNRM station in Stellendam relieved the rescue boat from Hoek van Holland to lie nearby as a ‘safety vessel’. A police helicopter was near the 'Valday'. Earlier in the day, a crew member of the 'Multraship Commander' was injured in the attempt to make a towing connection. The crew member was taken to hospital by a coastguard helicopter. The waves on the North Sea can reach a height of around four metres at a wind force of 8 to 9. According to the Coastguard, other ships besides the 'Valday' were experiencing problems due to the storm. Their engines failed or they did not remain at their anchorage. The Coastguard was in contact with these ships.

The 'Valday', which had drifted off the coast of Hoek van Holland, was towed to Europoort by the Coast Guard tug 'Multraship Commander' on the evening of Dec 6. In the Caland Canal, where the ship was taken over by the tugs 'Fairplay 29' and 'Fairplay 21' The 'Multraship Conmmander' then cast off and the freighter was towed via the low light and the Nieuwe Waterweg to the Waalhaven in Rotterdam, where it was berthed in basin 2 at around 10 p.m. and remained stationary as of Dec 11. Report with photos: https://www.tugspotters.com/app/content/2024/12/multraship-commander-valday-6-12-2024/