Fremantle Highway to go to Eemshaven Today – Update 09.30 today

The latest update concerning the Fremantle Highway from the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat (Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management) was released yesterday Wednesday 2 August at 23.55…

After consultation with all parties involved, Minister Mark Harbers of Rijkswaterstaat (Infrastructure and Water Management) has decided that the freighter Fremantle Highway will be towed to the Northern Dutch port of Eemshaven in the Province of Groningen . The ship is currently 16 km above Schiermonnikoog and Ameland.

Eemshaven is the most suitable port due to its short distance (64 km), deteriorating weather conditions, the existing infrastructure and the facilities that the port offers for the next steps in the salvage of the ship. By keeping the towage journey as short as possible, the risks are limited.

The departure and arrival time of the ship is strongly dependent on weather, current and tide. Departure from the current location is scheduled for today.

Rijkswaterstaat’s oil response vessel, Arca,

The situation on board the cargo ship is still stable. Most of the ship has now been inspected and there are no indications that there is still a fire. During the towing journey, experts are on board the Fremantle Highway to constantly monitor the vessel’s status.

Rijkswaterstaat’s oil response vessel, Arca, and Dutch Coast Guard’s vessel Guardian will accompany the Fremantle Highway during the tow.

Update 09.30 Thursday morning, August 3, 2023:

Indications obtained by HeavyLiftNews.com from online vessel tracking website marintraffic.com show that the Fremantle Highway is already under tow towards Eemshaven at 4.8 knots, with the accompanying vessels, ‘Waterlines’ a fire fighting vessel, tug ‘Barney’, tug ‘Fairplay 30’, tug ‘Multratug 20’, salvage vessel ‘Multrasalvor 4’, and Rijkswaterstaat’s oil response vessel, ‘Arca’.

Dutch Coast Guard’s vessel Guardian

Source Rijkswaterstaat