RIX SAPPHIRE

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Detention following grounding

On April 16, 2025, the ' Rix Sapphire' way detained in Port Sutton Bridge with 16 deficiencies, two of which being refarded as seriouslyand gronds for a detention. The ship had attempted to enter the port on the afternoon tide on April 14, but ran aground in pos. 52°50,57.32 N 000°12,47.53 E. It was refloated and berthed in port on April 15 at 08.10hr a.m. to unload the cargo of bulk sand from Esbjerg, During the subsequent inspections, two ofcdefiencies were found, causing the detention: 1) Fire safety - Remote Means of control (Machinery spaces) Inoperative 2) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Not as required The vessel was released again on April 24 and left the port enroute to Rostock, where it arrived on April 27.

Vessel overloaded in Brunsbüttel

On Jan 31, 2020, at 8.25 p.m. officers of the waer police Brunsbüttel remarked that the 'Baltic Moon' which had just completed its westbound transit of the Kiel Canal and had entered the locks towards the Northsea, was overloaded. The ship was enroute from Frederiksvaerk to Gijon, ETA Feb 5. At 10.15 p.m. the ship backed out of the new southern lock in Brunsbüttel and berthed at the railway station pilings in the canal port. The crew started pumping out ballast water to reduce the draught of the vessel. The ship was detained until everything was in order. It was released and sailed again with corrected draught on Feb 2 at 2 a.m. with an ETA at Gijon as of Jan 6, 5 p.m. now.

Allision in Emden

On Nov 29, 2019, the 'Baltic Moon' allided with the quay of the west jetty in the outer port of Emden. The ship, coming from Klaipeda, veered off course upon its entry into port at 10.45 a.m. and hit the quay with its port side. The ship was damaged at the bow above the anchor bag. Also the quay wall was damaged. The ship berthed at the Tongue Quay in Emden and was detained until repairs and a class survey have been carried out. The police launched an investigation into the accident. The ship entered EWD - Emder Werft und Dockbetriebe on Dec 6 at 5.20 p.m. for repairs. It sailed on Dec 21 at 8 p.m. Next port of call was Klaipeda with an ETA as of Dec 24. German report with photo: https://www.emderzeitung.de/lokales_artikel,-schiff-rammt-kaimauer-_arid,2046075.html