Martina Ship Details and Seafarer Feedback

The "Vectis Eagle" left the port of Kiel again on Nov 25 short before midnight and was now bound for Gijon with an ETA of Nov 29, 5 p.m. The damaged lock was now expected to be back in operation on Nov 26 after the technicians also found that the guiding rails of the gate had been damaged when the ship hit. A replacement gate was floated in with the assistance of the SFK tug "Holtenau". Reports with photos: http://www.kn-online.de/Lokales/Kiel/Kiel-Holtenau-Schleuse-kuenftig-mit-Knautschzone http://gcaptain.com/kiel-canal-lock-gate-severely-damaged-in-ship-strike/

En route from Muuga to Gijon the "Vectis Eagle" allided with a gate of the locks of the Kiel Canal in Holtenau while entering on Nov 24, 2014, short before noon. The gate was blocked after the ship hit, and it will have to be exchanged. The great Northern Lock thus was thought to remain closed until Nov 26. The damage was estimated to be some 100.000 Euro. The ship was towed into the East Shore Port by the port tugs "Holtenau" and Kitzeberg short before 2 p.m. The accident was caused by a defect of the propeller which failed to react when ordered to go full astern to stop in the lock. The gate of the lock was deeply penetrated by the vessels' "groot cross"-bow and severely damaged with the water tanks flooded. Floating out started already short past 2 p.m. German report and photos: http://www.kn-online.de/Schleswig-Holstein/Nord-Ostsee-Kanal/Frachter-kracht-auf-dem-Nord-Ostsee-Kanal-in-Schleusentor-in-Kiel-Holtenau http://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1377#p109536 http://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23#p109537