Drifting ship threatens to sink and could spill up to 400 liters of fuel on the high seas

Dutch ship is at drift, about 70 km off the coast of the North Sea, and has chances of spilling fuel on the high seas

After a ship ran aground in the Suez Canal on March 23, another occurrence at sea occurred and could spill many liters of fuel. This time the situation involves a Dutch freighter, the ship Eemslift Hendrika, which is floating on the high seas, with a broken engine and without a crew, towards the coast of Norway this Tuesday (6).

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Understand how the Dutch ship is sinking on the high seas

After a strong storm displaced part of its cargo around noon, the ship suffered a steep incline yesterday (06). 12 crew members were saved by rescue services after issuing a distress call. Eight of the ship's crew, adrift on the high seas, were rescued by helicopter and the remaining four were forced to throw themselves into the high seas, with one of them injured.

Everyone was safe, but the ship remained afloat and is around 70km off the coast of the North Sea. The Ship is in danger of sinking and spilling a cargo of fuel in the ocean. The vessel lost power to its main engine overnight and is without a crew and floating towards land, according to spokesman for the Norwegian Coastal Administration, Hans Petter.

About the ship and the danger of fuel pollution

The Hendrika has about 350 tons of fuel and 50 tons of diesel in its tanks. The company, Smit Salvage, subsidiary of the Dutch company Boskalis, is already on the way to avoid fuel pollution. Martijin Schuttevaer, spokesperson for the company explained that the objective is to tow the ship to a calmer place so that it does not spill fuel.

For this to happen, if allowed by the safety conditions, the company would have to place a crew on board the ship, connecting it to a type of tug called “anchor handling”, a powerful vessel built with the objective of moving platforms oil.

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