Bulk carrier SMEW ran aground while leaving Barranquilla Colombia at around 1200 UTC on Jul 10, with some 22,000 tons of coal on board, bound for Brazil. Traffic in the channel was restricted. The ship was refloated at around 2140 UTC on Jul 10 with tugs assistance and taken to anchorage. Remained at anchor as of 0430 UTC Jul 11.
Bulk Carrier SMEW is currently located at NCSA – North Coast South America at position 11° 05′ 53.8″ N, 074° 54′ 35.4″ W as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-07-11 13:00 UTC (7 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from East direction at force 4 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port BARRANQUILLA ANCH, CO after a voyage of 10 hours, 16 minutes originating from port BARRANQUILLA, CO.
SMEW (IMO: 9688843) is a Bulk Carrier that was built in 2014 (8 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Cyprus.
Its carrying capacity is 35998 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 8 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 179.96 meters and her width is 30.03 meters.
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sources : Maritime Security + Marine Traffic
