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On Nov 17, 2018, whilst inbound on the Escravos River bound for Wari Port, Nigeria, and laden with a cargo of wheat, the "Efi Theo" was in collision with the Liberian bulkcarrier "Arvika" (IMO: 9624043) and was breached at starboard side. The vessel encountered a flooded cargo hold and subsequently grounded. The owners entered into a LOF salvage agreement with Greece based Salvors Five Ocean Salvage, whom invoked the SCOPIC Clause. The bulkcarrier was grounded in the Bight of Benin in pos. 05° 35.22' N 005° 22.82' E. A salvage team of 27 arrived on board the vessel on Dec 5 and started working to fabricate and install a patch to make cargo hold No. 3 watertight. The hold will then be pumped free of water in readiness for a refloating attempt. After this succeded, the ship reached Warri on Dec 22. The "Arvika" left Escravos on Dec 2 and headed to Singapore, ETA Dec 31. Report with photo and video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn-evZF-11Y https://www.salvageconsultancy.com/en/projects

The "EFI Theo" suffered main engine failure shortly after midday July 22, 2015, while leaving Klaipeda port, being bound for Las Palmas. The vessel ran aground in the Curonian Lagoon area, but was refloated with assistance of the tugs "Klasco 1", "Klasco" and "Stumbras", taken back to port and berthed at General Cargo Dock 7 - 12 at 12.50 p.m. Photos: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2289545 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2289541 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2289540