Boskalis has successfully salvaged the rudderless cargo vessel Julietta D off the Dutch coast.
The out of control vessel had collided with a foundation at the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind zone off the Netherlands, having become unmoored when its anchor broke during yesterday’s Storm Corrie.
Earlier on Monday, the Julietta D had collided with the Pechora Star, when the former’s anchor failed to hold.
After the collision, the Julietta D was taking on water and the crew members were evacuated by helicopter.
The ship then drifted towards the coast of Scheveningen and collided with the foundation for the HKZ Beta platform.
The Sovereign, a large Boskalis tug, arrived on the scene yesterday followed soon afterwards by four salvors from Boskalis’ salvage division.
In the early ours of this morning Manta, a second large Boskalis tug, loaded with salvage equipment and an additional team of salvors was on site, after which a second towing connection was successfully made after sunrise.
This secured the Julietta D and the vessel is being towed to the port of Rotterdam where it is expected to arrive early in the afternoon.
In addition to its own staff on board the tugs and Julietta D, Boskalis would also like to thank its partner Multraship, the Dutch Coast Guard and its helicopter crews, The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution and its crews of the search and rescue vessels, and the Port of Rotterdam.