Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos

SALVAGE -  Tanker SANTA LUCIA at Malta - 16.03.2018. The 2009 built MLT flag tugboat SPINOLA left Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta at 0851 hrs (0751 UTC) for  a position at Hurd Bank Area to start towing the 2003 built MLT flag and owned tanker SANTA LUCIA on Friday 16th March 2018 after an engine failure. She started towing the disabled tanker at 1000 hrs (0900 UTC) bound to Valletta to berth the tanker at the Ricasoli Jetty. While towage arrived at the pilot station at 1358 hrs (1258 UTC), a harbour pilot with another tugboat LIENI came out to assist to start entering Valletta - After SPINOLA shortened the tow wire towage started to approach the entrance at 1442 hrs (1342 UTC) - At 1503 hrs (1403 UTC) towage entered Valletta for Ricasoli - Photos by Capt. Lawrence Dalli. Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos - www.maltashipphotos.com

DRYDOCKING - Disabled container ship SEASPAN LONCOMILLA - 05.02.2018. The 2009 built HKG flag container ship  SEASPAN LONCOMILLA  towed by the 2009 built offshore tugboat OPAL entered Valletta (Grand Harbour), Malta for Palumbo Malta Shipyard on Monday 5th February 2018.  The containership formerly CSAV LONCOMILLA with imo 9437385 infact still with CSAV funnel colours is owned by Seaspan Shipmanagement, Canada. Her last port of call was Singapore of which she entered 13th December, 2017 after she arrived from Tauranga, New Zealand. The anchor handling vessel OPAL formerly JAYA ACHIEVER until 2009 was at Souda Bay, Crete since 17th January 2018 and responded to vessel SEASPAN LONCOMILLA who had restricted maneuverability and towed her to Malta for repairs at Palumbo Malta Shipyard Ltd. Since her berth at Parlatorio Wharf was with daylight restrictions, a decision was made that the vessel will proceed inside Harbour, at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves of Va...