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Bulk carrier AVIATOR and tanker ATLANTIC GRACE, entangled after collision in Gulf of Kutch

bulk carrier AVIATOR and tanker ATLANTIC GRACE, entangled after collision on Nov 26 in Gulf of Kutch, western India, was decoupled late Dec 3 or early Dec 4.
Indian Coast Guard. De bunkering of 463 MT fuel oil undertaken. Extraction plan under finalization by salvors. No oil spill was reported.

ATLANTIC GRACE vs. AVIATOR Dec 4 UPDATE: decoupled – Maritime Bulletin

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 As Oil/Chemical Tanker ATLANTIC GRACE is currently located at WCI – West Coast India at position 22° 34′ 16.4″ N, 069° 19′ 34.3″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-11-30 11:04 UTC (4 days, 2 hours ago)

The vessel departed from KANDLA, IN on 2021-11-26 15:45 LT (UTC +5.5) and is currently sailing at 0.3 knots with West direction heading to FUJAIRAH, AE with reported Estimated Time of Arrival at 2021-11-30 10:30 LT (UTC +5.5) local time (4 days, 8 hours ago)

ATLANTIC GRACE (IMO: 9337511) is an Oil/Chemical Tanker that was built in 2008 (13 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Hong Kong.
Its carrying capacity is 49999 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 7.9 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 183.21 meters and her width is 32 meters.
AVIATOR, Bulk Carrier - Details and current position - IMO 9363754 MMSI 538003023 - VesselFinder

 While the Bulk Carrier AVIATOR is currently located at WCI – West Coast India at position 22° 33′ 57.5″ N, 069° 20′ 57.3″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-12-04 09:21 UTC (4 hours, 26 minutes ago)

The wind in this area at that time blows from Northwest direction at force 3 Beaufort.
The report of Marine Traffic added that The vessel departed from KANDLA, IN on 2021-11-25 18:17 LT (UTC +5.5) and is currently sailing at 0.2 knots with North direction heading to KANDLA, IN with a reported Estimated Time of Arrival at 2021-11-27 07:00 LT (UTC +5.5) local time (7 days, 12 hours ago)
Ship collision between Oil tanker and Bulk carrier in Gulf of Kutch India - YouTube
AVIATOR (IMO: 9363754) is a Bulk Carrier that was built in 2007 (14 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Marshall Is.
Its carrying capacity is 18957 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 5 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 139.92 meters and her width is 25 meters.
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