Incident with general cargo ships Wilson Elbe, IMO 9060675, and Southern Rock, IMO 9965241

2023-10-11
L-23/17
Klaipeda State Seaport water area

On 11 October 2023, ship Wilson Elbe, IMO 9060675, registered in Barbados, while mooring at the quayside, collided with a ship Southern Rock, IMO 9965241, registered in the Netherlands, which was alongside. The incident had no effect on ships‘ operational characteristics, the environment was not polluted, and people were not injured. The ship Wilson Elbe was assisted by tugboat during mooring operation, there was a pilot on board the ship Wilson Elbe.

Status of safety investigation
2023-10-11 Preliminary assessment launched
2023-11-06 Decision not to conduct safety investigation