Accident | : Vessel Ran Aground on the river wall |
Vessel Involved | : Bienville |
Date | : Nov 4, 2015 Early hours |
Location | : Goole, United Kingdom |
En route | : From Riga Latvia to Goole UK |
Casualties | : None |
A General cargo vessel Bienville, en route from Riga Latvia to Goole UK, with a cargo of timber ran aground on Ouse river in front of Goole. The accident happened early in the morning on Nov 4. As of 1330 UTC Nov 4 vessel was still aground. The reason for the accident is expected to be coarse weather and low visibility.
The vessel had been at anchor in the Humber estuary waiting for visibility to improve. No casualties were reported.
Source: Fleetmon