Two Ships Collide in UK

Published Sep 1, 2015 12:27 AM by The Maritime Executive

The M/T Erin Wood was towed to Scotland’s Peterhead Harbour following a collision with M/V Daroja on August 30. The U.K. Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) responded to the collision and no injuries were reported.

The ships were on crossing routes when the Erin Wood made a last-minute course correction, which caused the Cyprus-registered Daroja to slam into the tanker’s bow. The Erin Wood, which is a bunkering tanker, suffered damage to the hull and a ballast compartments to be flooded.

Local authorities are investigating the cause of the collision.

The Daroja is a 4,155 dwt vessel and is operated by German shipping company H&H Bereederung.

The RNLI Peterhead Tamar lifeboat The Misses Robertson of Kintail assisted with the rescue.

A number of volunteer lifeboat crew were transferred to the tanker to assist the crew in pumping out the engine room to prevent the vessel from capsizing.