A cargo ship was reported to have nearly run aground but thankfully the accident was averted.
What happened?
On March 10, 2017, the general cargo ship “Helt”, was close to running aground at the height of Glumslöv.
The vessel was heading north through the Öre Sound en-route from Liepaja to Horsens and the incident was reported to have happened at 11 p.m. the Swedish JRCC noted that the ship had course towards land.
Fortunately, thanks to a sharp turn it avoided the collision with another ship by a few hundred meters.
Help dispatched:
Neither the JRCC nor the VTS managed to make contact with the vessel over VHF. The Coast Guard command centre quickly was engaged and sent the “KBV 034”, which was in the vicinity, to intercept the ship.
Meanwhile the surveillance ship “KBV 314” was deployed from Malmö to the site.
Drunken captain found sleeping:
The Coast Guard officers found the master sleeping at the helm. He admitted that he was drunk during the watch, which was confirmed during a sobriety check.
Other crew members were sober. The ship anchored at Råå and the skipper were transferred to the “KBV 314” and transported to Helsingborg where a police patrol was waiting for further transport to the hospital for drug testing.
Fortunately, no one was injured during this incident.
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Source: Vesseltracker
