Container Ship Annaba Strikes underwater Wreck

Padmesh Prabhune
The Container ship ANNABA struck a charted wreck while entering port, and suffered a portside hull crack.
According to reports, the ANNABA, IMO 9306201, dwt 20615, with a capacity 1578 TEU, sailing under the Portuguese flag met an accident at a quay of the northern Greek container ship terminal- Thessaloniki port, on Monday 3rd April, at around 1655 UTC.
She was berthed the same day and is to remain there until the completion of investigations. The officers maintained it would be premature to comment on the accident before a thorough investigation is done.
A closer inspection revealed that as the Annaba was approaching the port on Monday, it accidentally scraped the well-known and mapped carcass of the 1,135-gt Diamond 1 (built 1974) — a cargo ship that sank there about 15 years ago, leaving its master dead.
Greek authorities have detained the Annaba, which is managed by PETER DOEHLE SCHIFFAHRTS-KG.

–Marex Media