Container ship emergency anchoring in Scheldt mouth, medevac, Netherlands

Container ship POLAR ECUADOR requested medical assistance and had to anchor in front of Vlissingen, Scheldt mouth, Netherlands, in the morning Feb 5, while sailing towards the port of destination Antwerp, on arrival from Colon, Panama. The injured crew was airlifted by helicopter and transferred to hospital, condition unknown.

The ship anchored at 0840 UTC, resumed moving at 1320 UTC. It is not known if crew injury and emergency anchoring were caused by some kind of an accident, and if it is, what is the character of an accident. As of 1420 UTC, the ship was sailing upstream, already passing Terneuzen.

Container Ship POLAR ECUADOR is currently located at UKC – Antwerp Area at position 51° 20′ 59.0″ N, 004° 16′ 04.3″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-02-05 20:42 UTC (3 minutes ago)

The wind in this area at that time blows from the North direction at force 0 Beaufort.

 

The vessel is currently at port ANTWERP, BE after a voyage of 12 days, 6 hours originating from port MANZANILLO, PA.

Its carrying capacity is 3800 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 9.6 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 230 meters and her width is 37.3 meters.

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