UK: Passenger Ship ‘Serenissima’ Re-Floated

The passenger ship MS Serenissima that ran aground in Oban Bay yesterday, has now been re-floated.

With 61 passengers and 51 crew on board, no injuries were reported. There was also no reported pollution and no signs of damage.

The RNLI all-weather lifeboat from Oban, HM Coastguard’s Oban Sector Manager along with the Oban and Appin Coastguard Rescue Teams were sent to the scene.

With the assistance of the RNLI lifeboat, the ship was successfully re-floated at 1.10am and is now anchored in Oban Bay. It will undergo a dive inspection later today.

Yesterday, on May 20, the Stornway Coastguard was alerted at 6.30pm that MS Serenissima, (ex.Harald Jarl, ex Andrea), 1960 -built ship, with 112 people on board, had ran aground on sand and gravel. There were no signs of water entering the ship.

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World Maritime News Staff, May 21, 2013; Image: MS Serenissima