Celtica-Hav

The volunteer crew of the Mumbles lifeboat was called to the aid of the “Celtica Hav” which, having arrived from Liepaja, had run aground in the Swansea Bay and was taking on water and started to list to starboard side in the night of March 27, 2018, upon entering the channel in the river Neath. The captain engaged emergency procedures and managed to get all bilge pumps running to stem the ingress of water. Just after 8.30 pm the lifeboat was launched and stood by to provide safety cover while the ship was surveyed to determine the extent of the damage and what to do next. The ship had loaded some thousand tons of anthracite coal and had on board 20 tons of fuel oil. It had on board a crew of seven. Following a thorough survey the vessel was escorted back to Swansea docks where it was safely berthed at 5.40 a.m. The Mumbles lifeboat returned to station at 6 a.m. The "Celtica Hav" finally sailed from Swansea on June 6. Report with photos: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2018/march/28/mumbles-lifeboats-launches-to-ship-taking-on-water

The "Celtica Hav" was escorted by the Aberdeen lifeboat into Aberdeen Harbour after reports of a fire on board on June 26, 2015. Smoke has been seen coming from thecargo hold. Three fire crews were sent to the Commercial Quay to deal with the ship which berthed short past midnight. The had completed loading its cargo of malted barley at Aberdeen on June 24 and was underway when the smoke was spotted coming from the hold and the Scottish coastguard was notified. The vessel returned to Aberdeen with its hatch covers sealed. Report with photo: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/621109/cargo-ship-fire-escorted-aberdeen-harbour/