Container ship BALTIC FULMAR reported containers loss to regional operational center CROSS Corsen, France, Atlantic, at 0730 UTC Nov 25, in Bay of Biscay south of Brest, while en route from Dunkirk to Bilbao, Spain. 7 containers fell overboard, all 7 confirmed to be empty. Container ship continued voyage, the area is under aerial surveillance, all ships in the vicinity are warned. Understood rough weather is the main cause of an accident.
Container Ship BALTIC FULMAR is currently located at UKC – Biscay Bay at position 47° 29′ 30.3″ N, 005° 24′ 04.2″ Was reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-11-25 13:06 UTC (7 hours, 30 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from the Northeast direction at force 6 Beaufort.
The vessel departed from DUNKIRK, FR on 2021-11-24 05:38 LT (UTC +1) and is currently sailing at 12.8 knots with Southeast direction heading to BILBAO, ES with a reported Estimated Time of Arrival at 2021-11-26 12:00 LT (UTC +1) local time (in 14 hours, 23 minutes )
BALTIC FULMAR (IMO: 9313204) is a Container Ship that was built in 2005 (16 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Cyprus.
Its carrying capacity is 1600 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 8.7 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 169 meters and her width is 27.23 meters.
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