Watch the impressive video of the spectacular salvage operation of Modern Express, a 164-meter-long Roll-on/Roll-off vessel, which lost stability in heavy weather and was drifting fast towards the French coast in the Bay of Biscay on 26 January 2016.
Port Of Rotterdam Offers Solution To Listing Vessel In Bilbao
Following Smit Salvage’s spectacular salvage of the stricken ship, Modern Express, in the Gulf of Biscay, another Rotterdam company is now involved in this rescue operation.
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The troubled car carrier Modern Express that was recently successfully towed away from the French coast, has safely entered the port of Bilbao, Spain. It was on its way to Le Havre, France. The ship is carrying a controversial cargo of timber apparently destined for the French market.
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Distressed Freighter Off French Coast Towed To Bilbao
A stricken cargo ship drifting on its side off the French Atlantic coast was being towed to the Spanish port of Bilbao on Monday, local officials said.
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Distressed Freighter To Hit French Coast If Salvage Fails – Official
A stricken cargo ship drifting on its side off the French Atlantic coast will run aground in southwest France if a renewed attempt to tow it to port fails on Monday, a French maritime official said.
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Listing Freighter Drifts Towards France’s Atlantic Coast
A crippled cargo ship was drifting slowly towards the French Atlantic coast on Friday as rescue teams struggled to board the distressed vessel.