MV Camilla Desgagnés

Photo of the abandoned Camilla about 200 miles off the coast of Newfoundland in tow.

• Camilla DESGAGNES

Lloyd 's Register of Shipping

IMO no. 8100595

The Storø ship Camilla was left in 1982 by the Kröger Werft, Rendsburg for the Finnish shipping company Lundquist, Mariehamn from the stack. The type designation " Storø " stands for " stowable " for a staubares Ro-Ro ship. Camilla made ​​headlines in January 2003 after she drove by storm with engine trouble off Newfoundland and the team was abgeborgen, and in September 2008 after the first scheduled Northwest Passage of a merchant ship.

The ship

Equipped with many special facilities Camilla belongs to the type of ro-ro vessels and has further been adapted to the special requirements of the pulp and paper transport. The ship has a back and arranged aft superstructure. For the charge acceptance are a smaller subspace with 4475 cubic meters and a large upper room with 11555 cubic meters capacity available. The allowable deck load is 5.0 tons per square meter. The permissible load of the upper deck is 1.5 tons per square meter. The existing for the RoRo handling 14.5 m long ramp leads through a 10 meter wide rear gate to the upper chamber, which is connected via a 60-t and 30 -t - Navire lift with the under-or weather deck.

In addition, the Camilla has two combined side upper deck doors that are equipped with a loading platform, each with a 7 -ton lift for faster acquisition of rolls of paper and cellulose bales. The Camilla has cabins for 12 passengers on board.

Machinery

The propulsion of the ship driven by a diesel engine of the type Stork Werkspoor 12 TM 410 via a gear to a propeller. To power on board are two diesel generators with a capacity of 640 kilowatts available. The ship has a bow thruster and the ice class 1A Super.

Accident in January 2003

On 23 January 2003, Camilla, who drove after a mechanical breakdown and unmotivated with whipped side in bad weather off Newfoundland asked the Canadian Coast Guard to rescue from the air. The then 17 - member crew was then taken by helicopter from the ship and taken to St. John's.

The shipping company entered into a salvage contract by Lloyds Open Form ( LOF ) in 2000 from the salvage company International Transport Contractors Management ( ITC) and Titan Maritime ( titanium). A salvage team from both companies began with the preparation of a landing aboard the disabled vessel, the stabilization of the ship and the production of a towing connection. Meanwhile, the ITC - Salvage Tug Kigoria headed for the Camilla.

Since the storm had the Camilla sold under its more than 300 nautical miles east of the Canadian coast, this came out of the reach of helicopters.

Late January 25 Kigoria met on a disabled vessel and the next day began the preparation of procrastination, there was a crew member of the Kigoria overboard, but was rescued shortly after. Late January 27 hinzugecharterte offshore supply Ryan Leet came the shipping company Secunda Marine prior to Camilla. The damaged vessel was now an adverse list of 25 degrees to port, where he overtook up to 45 degrees to port. Two men of the Ryan Leet made ​​it with a Fast Rescue Boat, to board the Camilla and prepare the towing gear. After preparation of the drag link, the Kigoria sat with four to five knots in direction of St. John's.

The joint rescue team of titanium and ITC met early on January 30 tow, about 160 nautical miles east of St. John's and terminated the damage to the Camilla fixed. On February 1, the tow reached protection in Conception Bay. Here the ship was stabilized as soon as possible, since a blizzard approached in hurricane strength. After twelve days, the salvage Camilla St. John's, where they were handed over to their owners reached.

Northwest Passage 2008

The Camilla DESGAGNES went through the Northwest Passage in September 2008. It was the first passage of a cargo ship since the SS Manhattan in 1969. On 28 November 2008, the Canadian Coast Guard confirmed the success. De Camilla DESGAGNES the shipping company DESGAGNES transport supplied with the drive in cooperation with the Arctic Cooperative, part of Nunavut Sealift and Supply Incorporated ( NSSI ), of Montreal from the settlements Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk, Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak. A member of the crew reported on demand to the navigation conditions, there had been no ice on the road. Although regular sea transport are of course in the Canadian Arctic, this was the first time that the far west located communities were supplied by ship from the East.