Bomar Victory repaired after collision at terminal in Gdansk

Early March the container feeder vessel Bomar Victory, alongside at DCT Gdańsk terminal and under loading / discharging operations, suffered some damages from another ship passing by during its approach to the quay and pushed by a sudden gust of wind. At that time Bomar Victory had its deck cranes jibs swung out over the water (opposite to quay side) to enable loading/discharging by terminal ship to shore container cranes.

Feeder container vessel Petkum, on its approach to berth at terminal, was pushed by strong wind towards moored Bomar Victory, so as the latter had its two (out of three existing) deck cranes damaged. One of the jibs of these cranes (the fore one) was forced to swing some 30 degrees angle breaking its blockade (turning brake).

After initial repair works performed in Gdynia (where the ship arrived at ship repair yard partially loaded with cargo), Bomar Victory sailed in March 10 to St. Petersburg.

The repairs on Bomar Victory are contracted to Vistal Shiprepair Yard Ltd. Two columns and jibs of deck cranes (midship and fore units) have been disassembled and stored at the Yard in addition to some steelwork performed so far at Vistal. The Yard awaits the ship’s come back expected to take place soon – when spare parts arrive. The cranes will be then installed back on the feeder container vessel, which is deployed on Maersk’s SeaGo Line L27 container feeder service (Baltics Link 1) with rotation as follows: Gdansk – St. Petersburg – Ust Luga – Riga / Klaipeda – Gdansk.