Mega container ship EVER GENTLE wasn’t the only victim of strong winds which lashed Rotterdam on Feb 6. In Waalhaven drilling ship HIDDEN GEM broke off her moorings, drifted across a narrow basin, and allided with berthed heavy lift ship BLACK MARLIN, at around 1650 UTC Feb 6. HIDDEN GEM was taken back to the berth, no information on both ships’ damages, though as it seems, there should be some, however slight or superficial.
Container Ship EVER GENTLE is currently located at UKC – North Sea at position 51° 54′ 36.5″ N, 001° 42′ 17.6″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-02-07 19:33 UTC (4 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from Southwest direction at force 4 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port HARWICH ANCH, GB after a voyage of 9 hours, 7 minutes originating from port ROTTERDAM MAASVLAKTE, NL.
EVER GENTLE (IMO: 9820922) is a Container Ship that was built in 2019 (3 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Liberia.
Its carrying capacity is 20000 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 12.8 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 399.99 meters and her width is 59 meters.
While the Drill Ship HIDDEN GEM is currently located at UKC – Rotterdam Area at position 51° 53′ 25.2″ N, 004° 25′ 42.6″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-02-07 19:59 UTC (3 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from Southwest direction at force 5 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port ROTTERDAM WAALHAVEN, NL after a voyage of 1 hour, 46 minutes originating from port SCHIEDAM, NL.
HIDDEN GEM (IMO: 9445150) is a Drill Ship that was built in 2010 (12 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Malta.
Its carrying capacity is 61042 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 12 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 228 meters and her width is 42 meters.
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Sources: Accidents by Mikhail Voytenko + Marine Traffic
