Crew Reviews, Ratings & Info for Stadiongracht

On November 24, 2012, the cargo ship 'Stadiongracht' departed from Eemshaven, destined for Baltimore, carrying the yacht 'Blue' on her deck. The yacht, which had arrived from Delfzijl, was scheduled to make the transatlantic journey aboard the freighter. However, the voyage encountered difficulties when, on November 23 at 6:23 p.m., the KNRM rescue station at Eemshaven received an emergency alert about 'Blue' being adrift at the entrance of the port due to an engine failure. The yacht had run out of fuel while navigating between buoys 34 and 36, leaving one individual stranded onboard. Quick action ensued as the lifeboat 'Jan en Titia Visser' reached the scene within 20 minutes and successfully towed the disabled yacht back to safety. For more details and photos, see the Dutch report here: http://www.knrm.nl/service/reddingrapporten/?contentID=6AADACAD.

The vessel Stadiongracht, identified by IMO number 9202508, made headlines after departing from Naantali drydocks on March 1, 2011, in the evening. The ship was en route back to Rauma for loading after successfully completing necessary repairs. The maritime incident that led to these repairs occurred on December 29, 2010, when the Stadiongracht ran aground near Rauma due to a steering failure while attempting to execute a turn to take on a pilot. Fortunately, the ship was refloated on January 2, 2011. Following the refloating, it was towed to Rauma on January 6 by the PKL tugs 'Mars' and 'Jupiter' to discharge the remaining cargo. After discharging, the Stadiongracht departed from Rauma on January 15, heading back to Naantali for drydocking and repairs, albeit at a limited speed using her own power.