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Today's SotD post regards a special occasion near the Port of Rotterdam. Last night the vessels MSC Nikita (IMO: 7820942, Port of |
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Registry: Panama), bound for Antwerp and Nirint Pride (IMO: 9214575, Port of Registry: Douglas, Isle of Man) collided into each other |
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at the intersection point of the shipping lane outward from Rotterdam and the shipping lane for southbound traffic, also called the |
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'roundabout'. The MSC Nikita suffered heavy damage near the engine room where a large breach in the hull was found. On the Nirint |
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Pride a fire broke out. After extinquishing the fire, the Nirint Pride was able to return to the port of Rotterdam on her own power |
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where she is currently located at Moerdijk. On crew member of the Nirint Pride had to be taken to a hospital with breathing |
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problems. On board the MSC Nikita were no casualties. All crewmembers have been evacuated from the ship and she has been |
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towed to a safe area where the vessel will not cause problems for vessel traffic. At the collision three containers were lost in sea. |
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