Read Authentic Ratings for the Recife-Knutsen

On the evening of February 15, 2016, at approximately 7 p.m., the oil tanker 'Recife Knutsen', after departing from Rio de Janeiro, found itself stranded on a sandbar while attempting to maneuver into the port of São Sebastião. The vessel's docking efforts were thwarted by severe weather, featuring winds reaching 60 km/h and persistent rainfall. The regrettable situation led to the tanker becoming lodged between the coastal areas of São Sebastião and Ilhabela. To address the grounding, a coordinated rescue operation was enacted on February 16, involving multiple tugboats including 'Rebocador Plutao', 'Taurus', 'WS Bellatrix', 'WS Perseus', and 'WS Phoenix'. Following intensive efforts, the tanker was successfully refloated and subsequently anchored on February 18 off the coast of São Sebastião. For visual coverage, Portuguese media has provided extensive reports with photographs: [G1 Globo Report](http://g1.globo.com/sp/vale-do-paraiba-regiao/noticia/2016/02/navio-petroleiro-encalha-em-banco-de-areia-durante-manobra-no-litoral-de-sp.html) and [Meon News](http://www.meon.com.br/noticias/regiao/apos-temporal-navio-petroleiro-encalha-em-sao-sebastiao).