Heavy Load Carrier HANJIN PIONEER suffered steering failure in the evening Oct 21 in Bay of Biscay, while en route from China via Suez and Malta, to Cuxhaven, with cargo of wind turbine blades
SAR tug ABEILLE BOURBON had to intervene, HANJIN PIONEER was taken on tow and towed to Lorient, where she arrived and was berthed early in the morning Oct 23. Was in the same position in the morning Oct 24.
General Cargo HANJIN PIONEER is currently located at UKC – Biscay Bay at position 47° 44′ 13.9″ N, 003° 21′ 15.9″ W as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-10-24 10:46 UTC (3 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from Southwest direction at force 6 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port LORIENT, FR and her next destination is CUXHAVEN, DE
HANJIN PIONEER (IMO: 9583689) is a General Cargo that was built in 2011 (11 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Korea.
It’s carrying capacity is 12180 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 4.6 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 145.7 meters and her width is 34 meters.
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Sources : Marine Traffic + Maritime Security
