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Fire in cargo of scrap in Haifa

On the evening of Sep 4, 2025, a fire broke out aboard the 'Meile' in the Kishon West port of Haifa.Firefighters from the Haifa station were working to extinguish the fire in the cargo of scrap. At this stage, there were no casualties or danger to the ship itself. The burning material was removed from the cargo hold with grabs and extinguished on the quayside. The 'Heike' had arrived en route from Ashdod on Sep 2. The ship left the port again on Sep 5, en route to Volos with an ETA as of Sep 10. Report with photo and video: https://haipo.co.il/en/item/592665 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ker0pbNVvCU

Allision in Brunsbüttel

On Nov 28, 2019, at 11.50 p.m. the 'Meile B', enroute from Leixoes to Oxelösund with an ETA as of Dec 1, allided with the sheet piling and several dolphins in the old lock of Brunsbüttel during the entry maneuver in the old foreport. The accident was caused by strong current and wind which pushed the vessel off course. The dolphins broke off and floated in the water. They had to be salvaged. The port side bow of the 'Meike B' was dented up to 20 centimeters deep. No injuries nor water pollution were reported. A misconduct of the ship'S command was not noticeable. The ship was allowed to proceed to Kiel for a class survey. It berthed at the Voith Quay on Nov 29 at 9 a.m. After the investigations and surveys were completed and the ship was released at 8 p.m. and resumed the voyage to Oxelösund with an ETA as of Dec 1, 7 p.m. Photos: https://www.forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1377#p164920

Engine failure off Humber

The "Meike B", en route from Klaipeda to Howden Dyke in ballast condition, suffered a main engine failure in position 53 42 42 N, 000 38 18 W on April 25, 2019. The crew detected a main engine remote control system malfunction and the vessel was anchored. After an investigation, the Chief Engineer switched the main engine remote control to manual mode. The manual control system of the main engine was tested and found in good condition. On high tide, the Master, in coordination with the pilot, left the anchor position and port safely. He did not detect any grounding at low water. At the time of leaving the port, at the insistence of the pilot, the vessel was escorted by tugs. The main engine and manual remote control were in good condition and run in normal manual mode. The main engine remote control system was fully operational again after a routine maintenance.