A cargo vessel lost its load while transiting through a deepwater route about 82 kilometers off the coast of Texel, Netherlands.
The incident reportedly occurred last week when the vessel, en route from Dubai, UAE, to St. Petersburg, Russia, was traveling through a deepwater shipping lane. A Coast Guard patrol aircraft spotted damage to the vessel and the ship’s captain confirmed that cargo had been lost.
Furthermore, the Coast Guard then collaborated with Rijkswaterstaat, an executive division of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. The authorities are working to recover the lost items and a designated search area has been marked to prevent passing vessels from entering.
The Coast Guard and Rijkswaterstaat dispatched the vessel Zirfaea, alongside the navy ship Zr. Ms. ‘Schiedam’, to search the area. Using specialized equipment to scan the seabed they successfully recovered 14 objects, including gears and a cog radar.
To ensure the safety of passing vessels, a virtual buoy has been placed in the area marking the search location. An investigation into the incident has been opened and is being carried out by the Maritime Police Team of the Netherlands.
