AKRANES

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Smyril Line has sold the Akranes to Fred Olsen Express

The Smyril Line has sold the 'Akranes' to Fred Olsen Express. The ship will be handed over to its new owner in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria in June or July. Next year, Smyril Line will take delivery of 2 newbuildings from a Chinese shipyard, one of which will replace the 'Akranes'. Until the newbuilding is delivered, the shipping company will charter the necessary replacement tonnage. Fred Olsen Express will deploy the 'Akranes', which will change its name to 'Breñas Cargo', on a route connecting La Palma with the islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. The route is currently served by two ships that the shipping company took over from Finnlines last year, but will be expanded with the 'Breñas Cargo' once it is delivered.

Captain suffered heart problems

The 'Akranes', en route from Thorshavn to Rotterdam, issued a distress signal and requested medical assistance of the captain who was suffering from cardiac problems in pos. 60 06 34 N, 004 55 48 W, about 140 nautical miles northwest of Orkney on Nov 10 at 05.50 a.m. UTC. The vessel conducted the telemedical maritime assistance service (TMAS) with Denmark. The MRCC requested immediate evacuation by helicopter. The first officer had the captain's papers and could take over the vessel which arrived in Rotterdam on Nov 12 at 7 p.m.

Smyril Line acquires BORE BANK

Smyril Line has entered into an agreement with Bore to buy the 1,511-lanemetre, 1998-built BORE BANK, thereby becoming the fifth vessel in the Faroe Islands operators’ fleet.