Salvage team boards drifting tanker off France



BILBAO: -- A stricken cargo ship that had been drifting off the French coast is being towed to safety in the Spanish port of Bilbao.

The 164-metre long vessel “Modern Express” has been drifting since its crew was evacuated by helicopter last week.

The ship is carrying 3,600 tonnes of wood and construction machinery from Gabon to France.

The concern was the Modern Express would come ashore somewhere in the Landes department.

It is now being towed into a safe harbour in Bilbao.

Responsibility for the vessel has now passed to the Spanish maritime authority.

Salvage workers have been prevented from boarding the ship, due to its degree of list and the rough sea conditions.

Four Dutch specialists were able to get on board on Monday when the weather improved.


-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-02-03

That is not a tanker, it is a RO/RO. A roll on, roll off vessel.

That is not a tanker, it is a RO/RO. A roll on, roll off vessel.

Its actually known as a vehicles carrier.

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/MODERN-EXPRESS-IMO-9231688-MMSI-356187000

That is not a tanker, it is a RO/RO. A roll on, roll off vessel.

Its actually known as a vehicles carrier.

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/MODERN-EXPRESS-IMO-9231688-MMSI-356187000

Ok. A vehicles carrier is a RO/RO vessel.

Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, trucks, semi-trailer trucks,trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using a platform vehicle, such as a self-propelled modular transporter. This is in contrast to lift-on/lift-off (LoLo) vessels, which use a crane to load and unload cargo.

That is not a tanker, it is a RO/RO. A roll on, roll off vessel.

Its actually known as a vehicles carrier.

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/MODERN-EXPRESS-IMO-9231688-MMSI-356187000

Ok. A vehicles carrier is a RO/RO vessel.

Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, trucks, semi-trailer trucks,trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using a platform vehicle, such as a self-propelled modular transporter. This is in contrast to lift-on/lift-off (LoLo) vessels, which use a crane to load and unload cargo.

I was being pedantic.

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/MODERN-EXPRESS-IMO-9231688-MMSI-356187000

Ok. A vehicles carrier is a RO/RO vessel.

Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, trucks, semi-trailer trucks,trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using a platform vehicle, such as a self-propelled modular transporter. This is in contrast to lift-on/lift-off (LoLo) vessels, which use a crane to load and unload cargo.

I was being pedantic.

Me too. Sorry.

Great job of the Dutch Smit is world renowned for jobs like this. Now they can fight if the boat will go to a French or Spanish harbor (nobody wants the risks). But this was in the Dutch news for a few days already.

Great job of the Dutch Smit is world renowned for jobs like this. Now they can fight if the boat will go to a French or Spanish harbor (nobody wants the risks). But this was in the Dutch news for a few days already.

No other country's capacities even come close to the Dutch for international maritime salvage operations. So far, so good...

Great job of the Dutch Smit is world renowned for jobs like this. Now they can fight if the boat will go to a French or Spanish harbor (nobody wants the risks). But this was in the Dutch news for a few days already.

No other country's capacities even come close to the Dutch for international maritime salvage operations. So far, so good...

I was not aware of that, just that Smit was a good company and often did jobs like this. But there was a lot in the Dutch news about this and few days before this article. That was why i noticed it.

That is not a tanker, it is a RO/RO. A roll on, roll off vessel.

Roll on, roll over more like!

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/MODERN-EXPRESS-IMO-9231688-MMSI-356187000

Ok. A vehicles carrier is a RO/RO vessel.

Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, trucks, semi-trailer trucks,trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using a platform vehicle, such as a self-propelled modular transporter. This is in contrast to lift-on/lift-off (LoLo) vessels, which use a crane to load and unload cargo.

I was being pedantic.

Me too. Sorry.

I'm sorry to.

See we can be nice to one another.

Like above this ones actually a roll on roll over ship.

I just hope they get the ship to some kind of port intact. Too many ships end up crashing on rocks and

creating huge oil spills. Impressive to get on this ship in the condition it is presently in.

What machinery could Gabon send to France?

Or is it re-exported or returning machinery?

Don't think that Gabon manufactures machinery of any type.

Whatever it is, they've got some balls those fellahs.