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Container ship grounding, Aegean sea

Container ship PARPALI reportedly ran aground north of Didim, Turkey, Aegean sea, in stormy weather. Details, dates, and times are unclear. The ship is en route from Mersin to Aliaga, Turkey. On Dec 4 she anchored south of Agathonisi Island, Greece, in the afternoon of Dec 5 she moved east and anchored again off the Turkish coast between Mavisahir and Didim. Looks like she shortly ran aground on Dec 7 while maneuvering after heaving anchor. and probably, drifted aground after anchor dragged. In the afternoon Dec 7 anchored again, some 2.5 nm off the Turkish coast. No reports on damages.

Container Ship PARPALI is currently located at EMED – Aegean Sea at position 37° 23′ 14.0″ N, 027° 09′ 22.9″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-12-07 19:13 UTC (1 minute ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from Southwest direction at force 5 Beaufort.

The vessel departed from MERSIN, TR on 2021-12-02 07:19 LT (UTC +3) and is currently sailing at 0.6 knots with Southeast direction heading to ALIAGA, TR with reported Estimated Time of Arrival at 2021-12-04 10:00 LT (UTC +3) local time (3 days, 12 hours ago)

PARPALI (IMO: 9134701) is a Container Ship that was built in 1997 (24 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Turkey.
Its carrying capacity is 1158 TEU and its current draught is reported to be 8.1 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 151.49 meters and her width is 24 meters.

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