MSC FLAMINIA and her accompanying tug boats have left her holding position 20 miles south of Lands End and is now being towed to German territorial waters. At 12.30 lt (UTC + 1 hr) tow connection had been handed over from CARLO MAGNO to FAIRMOUNT EXPEDITION. They will reach their first waypoint at 13.45 lt.The passage of the English Channel is expected to take five days.
Salvage vessels
Salvage tug Fairmount Expedition IMO 9358943, GRT 3239, built 2007, flag Netherlands.
Salvage tug Anglian Sovereign IMO 9262742, GRT 2263, built 2003, flag UK.
Salvage tug Carlo Magno IMO 9341251, dwt 1658, built 2006, flag Italy, AUGUSTEA IMPRESE MARITTIME E DI SALVATAGGI S.P.A.
September 3 early morning: MSC Flaminia is entering English Channel under tow, heading for Heligoland Anchorage, see the map. The transit time is expected to be 4 or 5 days. The List of Dangerous Goods published by Maritime Bulletin on August 29 is now officially recognized by the authorities. The only way to force the authorities to acknowledge facts they’d like to keep hidden is to make the facts public.
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