A palletised cargo ship that lost power while underway off the Orkney Islands is under tow to port, where it will undergo repair work.
The Barbados-flagged Skog, which is owned and operated by Norway’s Lorentzens Skibs, made a call to the Shetland Coastguard at 03:10hrs today, reporting it had lost engine power and was taking on water.
, which is owned and operated by Norway’s Lorentzens Skibs, made a call to the Shetland Coastguard at 03:10hrs today, reporting it had lost engine power and was taking on water.Shetland Coastguard sent its rescue helicopter, which transferred pumps to the Skog. The Stromness and Kirkwall RNLI all-weather lifeboats also attended the scene.
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) emergency towing vessel ETV Herakles (pictured) is now towing the vessel to port, shadowed by the stand-by vessel Vos Hera. The port has yet to be announced.
The ten crew members are reportedly unharmed and remain onboard the 99-metre-long vessel, which is carrying a cargo of paper.
AIS data shows the vessel called at Clydeport in Scotland on Monday, and is currently 6.5 nautical miles east-north-east from the island of Papa Westray, Orkney. Sea conditions on scene are reportedly moderate to rough.
Video: Courtesy of UK MCA.
