In October, a fire broke out on board the oil tanker “Annika” off Kühlungsborn. The ship is now being repaired in Stralsund.
Strela Shiprepair employees have already completed an initial inspection of the damage. This showed clear traces of fire on the stern of the ship.
The 73-meter-long ship, which belongs to Hans Rinck’s fleet, caught fire for reasons that have not yet been conclusively clarified. Experts involved in the salvage operation suspect that a burst fuel line in the engine room may have triggered the fire. However, the final damage report is not expected until later this year. Several crew members were taken to hospital after the rescue, but were able to leave after a short time.
The tanker, loaded with 640 tons of marine diesel, was initially towed to Rostock after initial firefighting work, and the “Annika” is now at the Strela Shiprepair site in Stralsund. The repair yard has been commissioned to make the ship ready for use again. After a thorough inspection, the tanker’s hull was first treated with high-pressure cleaners before the ship was rigged to the slipway. The repairs will now take place in Volkswerft Hall 290, where the “Annika” is currently moored next to the lightship “Elbe 1”.
The large hall at the Volkswerft shipyard in Stralsund, which was last leased to Fosen Shipyards, has been leased by Strela Shiprepair on a project basis since the company’s insolvency. It is the last “multi-purpose” hall on the German Baltic Sea. Discussions are currently underway to use it entirely for the construction of monopiles. Jan Tebbe-Simmendinger, Managing Director of Strela Shiprepair, advises against this. “A shipyard must remain a shipyard,” he said in an interview with HANSA.
