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Engine failure in Istanbul Strait

The 'Maria L', while en route from Koper to Tuapse, suffered an engine failure during its north-bound transit of the Bosphorus at Anadolufeneri point on April 6, 2020, at 9 a.m. The vessel headed to a suitable anchorage under own power with no assistance being requested. The Istanbul Strait Authority has declared the anchorage area as a restricted zone. At the time of the incident, strong northeasterly winds along with heavy seas were prevailing in the area. The crew started the repairs.

Starting motor problems

The "Maria L", en route from Esquivel to Riga with a crew of 20 on board, suffered a fault with its starting motor, south of Plymouth in position 49 52 00 N, 004 20 18 E on March 20, 2019, around 1 a.m. The vessel which was carrying 27,148 metric tonnes of allumina carcinate on board did not request assistance and resumed its voyage after troubleshooting with an ETA at Riga as of March 23.

En bloc sale

Vrontados have committed three of his Handy bulk carries “Kaity L” & “Christina L” & “Maria L” 50/2003 blt Jiangnan (“Maria L” SS/DD due) to Chinese Buyers for USD 8.5mill, USD 8 and USD 8 mill respectively.