Vera-Moon

On Jan 17, 2025, the 'Vera Moon' was etained in Guiness with 22 deficiencies, eight of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Safety of navigation - Rudder angle indicator Inoperative 2) Safety of navigation - Other (Navigation) 3) Life saving Appliances - Embarkation arrangement survival craft Not properly maintained 4) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Not as required 5) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes Not as required 6) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of familiarity 7) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 8)) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Feb 7 and left the Grove Wharf for orders. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Enroute from Varkaus, where it had sailed on Nov 1, to Rochefort the "RMS Ruhrort" ran into the embankment of the Kiel Canal during the westbound transit on Nov 7, 2017, around 2 a.m., at Fischerhütte. The ship was loaded with a cargo of wood. The 3rd officer lost rudder control and the ship initially veered to port towards the southern embankment. While the helmsman tried to reduce speed, he could avoid getting stuck. But due to the rudder position and the movement away from the southern embankment the ship started to turn hard to starboard so that it was impossible to stop it in spite of more rudder and engine manoevers, so that it finally got stuck. At 2.20 a.m. the vessel managed to back off with own power. The traffic control Brunsbüttel advised it to berth in Brunsbüttel upon completition of canal transit. It berthed at the pilings at the South Port at 4.50 a.m. for investigations. She left again at 6 p.m. and continued the voyage to Rochefort, ETA Nov 11.