MV Camilla D is a St Kitts and Nevis cargo vessel that has operated since 2003 in the waters of eastern and Arctic Canada. Before that, the ship was sailing under the Finnish flag as MS Camilla, owned by Lundqvist Rederierna of Mariehamn, Åland Islands. The ship was built by Krögerwerft GmbH in Rendsburg, West Germany in 1982. As the ship operated out of Finnish and Baltic ports in winter mainly without icebreaker assistance, she has the highest Finnish-Swedish ice class of 1A Super.
A photo taken of the abandoned Camilla about 200 miles off Newfoundland as she was taken in tow.
On May 1, 2002, Camilla was laid up in the port of Mariehamn, Finland. According to the Finnish investigation report, maintenance work on the ship was intended to be carried out during the lay-up, but did not actually take place. On December 31, 2002 the ship departed Mariehamn for Canada in ballast for a cargo of paper. During the sailing, it was noticed that the ship's fuel had been contaminated with water, requiring a transition to burning light oil, and that engine lubrication oil required continuous filtering. The exhaust valves of the main engine also saw attention many times during the trip. After loading her cargo in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada, the ship left for England on January 19, 2003. On Jan 23rd 05:40z the main engine stopped at sea, causing a black out. The engine failed with alarms and was restarted several times each time with some increasingly worrying signs of disrepair. At 09:36z it was discovered that one of the crank shaft bearings was overheating with mechanical noise emerging from several of the cylinders. At 10:45z the engine was declared inoperative. The engineers initially set out to repair the engine, but the master's decision at 13.48z that the ship would be evacuated halted the work. A hurricane was closing in, the repairs would take up to 36 hours, and even in the best case the ship's propulsion would be limited. The ship was then at 46°54.7′N46°50.9′W / 46.9117°N 46.8483°W / 46.9117; -46.8483 and rolling 30-40 degrees. The crew ate dinner, closed all the hatches and valves and prepared to leave the ship. The ship's Stork-Werkspoor engine type was deemed in the Finnish investigation report to be very sensitive to the quality of its lubrication oil owing to a design feature, and the type had also received a general design revision to the crank rod bearings and the connecting rods. The engine type was also known to collect sticky oily residue in the general crankshaft area even when carefully maintained. The engine on board Camilla had both unrevised and revised parts installed, but the parts to fail were all of the unrevised design. The investigation board concluded that the most probable cause for the engine break down was imperfect lubrication of the main engine.[5] The imperfect lubrication was a result of several factors, as detailed in the full report.
Titan Salvage partnered with International Transport Contractors to salvageCamilla. ITC tugboat Kigoria and Secunda Marine tugboat Ryan Leet secured the vessel on January 30, 2003 while Camilla was heeling 20 degrees to port and rolling 40 degrees to port. The vessel was towed to sheltered waters on the Newfoundland coast before being moved to St. John's for delivery to her owners.
The ship was sold at that time to Groupe Desgagnés of Quebec who renamed her Camilla Desgagnés.[6]
2005 fire
On June 8, 2005 the vessel reported an engine room fire off New York City. Disabled, the owners contracted Titan Salvage who had originally salvaged the vessel in 2003. The vessel's crew contained the fire and Titan Salvage sub-contracted McAllister Towing to move the Camilla Desgagnés to Port Elizabeth, New Jersey where it was safely returned to the owners on June 10, 2005.[7]
2008 transit of the Northwest Passage
MV Camilla Desgagnés docked for refueling.
Camilla Desgagnés was claimed to have become the first commercial vessel to transit the Northwest Passage in September 2008.[1][8] However, she has been preceded at least by SS Manhattan, an oil tanker retrofitted with an icebreaker bow for the transit, in 1969 and in 1970.[9][10]
On November 28, 2008, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Canadian Coast Guard confirmed the first commercial ship sailed through the Northwest Passage. In September 2008, MV Camilla Desgagnés, owned by Desgagnés Transarctik Inc. and, along with the Arctic Cooperative, is part of Nunavut Sealift and Supply Incorporated (NSSI),[8] transported cargo from Montreal to the hamlets of Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk, Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak. A member of the crew is reported to have claimed that "there was no ice whatsoever". Shipping from the east is to resume in the fall of 2009.[1] Although sealift is an annual feature of the Canadian Arctic this is the first time that the western communities have been serviced from the east. The western portion of the Canadian Arctic is normally supplied by Northern Transportation Company Limited (NTCL) from Hay River. The eastern portion by NNSI and NTCL from Churchill and Montreal.[11][12]
References
^ abc1st commercial ship sails through Northwest Passage, November 28, 2008, last updated 4:50 pm CT
^ abcdeU-Ship Maritime Services Inc. Page on MV Camilla Desgagnés, date accessed November 30, 2008
Finnish Safety Investigation Authority, report B1/2003M "Ms CAMILLA, vaaratilanne ja aluksen evakuointi Pohjois-Atlantilla 23.1.2003", published Helsinki November 11, 2004 Ms CAMILLA, vaaratilanne ja aluksen evakuointi Pohjois- Atlantilla 23.1.2003 February 16, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to IMO 8100595 at Wikimedia Commons
January 05, 2023
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MV Camilla D is a St Kitts and Nevis cargo vessel that has operated since 2003 in the waters of eastern and Arctic Canada Before that the ship was sailing under the Finnish flag as MS Camilla owned by Lundqvist Rederierna of Mariehamn Aland Islands The ship was built by Krogerwerft GmbH in Rendsburg West Germany in 1982 As the ship operated out of Finnish and Baltic ports in winter mainly without icebreaker assistance she has the highest Finnish Swedish ice class of 1A Super A photo taken of the abandoned Camilla about 200 miles off Newfoundland as she was taken in tow HistoryNameCamilla D 2017 onwards Camilla Desgagnes as fr Camilla Desgagnes 2004 2017 Camilla 1982 2004 3 OwnerDesgagnes Transarctik Inc 1 OperatorGroupe DesgagnesPort of registry1982 2003 Mariehamn Finland 2003 2004 Bridgetown Barbados 2004 2017 Quebec Canada 2017 onwards Basseterre Saint Kitts and NevisBuilderKroegerwerftYard number1506Laid down1982 2 LaunchedFebruary 17 1982CompletedJuly 1982IdentificationCall sign V4SR3 IMO number 8100595 MMSI number 341461000StatusIn serviceGeneral characteristicsClass and typeRo ro ferryTonnage7 000 DWT as built Length133 m 436 ft 2 Beam20 06 m 65 8 ft 2 Draught6 865 m 22 52 ft 2 Ice class1A Super 2 Installed powerMAK 6M43C of 5 700 kW at 525 RPM 4 originally Stork Werkspoor 12 TM 410 R of 5 735 kW Contents 1 2003 salvage 2 2005 fire 3 2008 transit of the Northwest Passage 4 References 5 Sources 6 External links2003 salvage EditOn May 1 2002 Camilla was laid up in the port of Mariehamn Finland According to the Finnish investigation report maintenance work on the ship was intended to be carried out during the lay up but did not actually take place On December 31 2002 the ship departed Mariehamn for Canada in ballast for a cargo of paper During the sailing it was noticed that the ship s fuel had been contaminated with water requiring a transition to burning light oil and that engine lubrication oil required continuous filtering The exhaust valves of the main engine also saw attention many times during the trip After loading her cargo in Dalhousie New Brunswick Canada the ship left for England on January 19 2003 On Jan 23rd 05 40z the main engine stopped at sea causing a black out The engine failed with alarms and was restarted several times each time with some increasingly worrying signs of disrepair At 09 36z it was discovered that one of the crank shaft bearings was overheating with mechanical noise emerging from several of the cylinders At 10 45z the engine was declared inoperative The engineers initially set out to repair the engine but the master s decision at 13 48z that the ship would be evacuated halted the work A hurricane was closing in the repairs would take up to 36 hours and even in the best case the ship s propulsion would be limited The ship was then at 46 54 7 N 46 50 9 W 46 9117 N 46 8483 W 46 9117 46 8483 and rolling 30 40 degrees The crew ate dinner closed all the hatches and valves and prepared to leave the ship The ship s Stork Werkspoor engine type was deemed in the Finnish investigation report to be very sensitive to the quality of its lubrication oil owing to a design feature and the type had also received a general design revision to the crank rod bearings and the connecting rods The engine type was also known to collect sticky oily residue in the general crankshaft area even when carefully maintained The engine on board Camilla had both unrevised and revised parts installed but the parts to fail were all of the unrevised design The investigation board concluded that the most probable cause for the engine break down was imperfect lubrication of the main engine 5 The imperfect lubrication was a result of several factors as detailed in the full report Camilla was abandoned after her 17 person crew was rescued from the ship by the Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian Forces in January 2003 off Newfoundland following extreme weather This rescue became the subject of an installment of the 2007 National Geographic Channel documentary series Trapped Titan Salvage partnered with International Transport Contractors to salvage Camilla ITC tugboat Kigoria and Secunda Marine tugboat Ryan Leet secured the vessel on January 30 2003 while Camilla was heeling 20 degrees to port and rolling 40 degrees to port The vessel was towed to sheltered waters on the Newfoundland coast before being moved to St John s for delivery to her owners The ship was sold at that time to Groupe Desgagnes of Quebec who renamed her Camilla Desgagnes 6 2005 fire EditOn June 8 2005 the vessel reported an engine room fire off New York City Disabled the owners contracted Titan Salvage who had originally salvaged the vessel in 2003 The vessel s crew contained the fire and Titan Salvage sub contracted McAllister Towing to move the Camilla Desgagnes to Port Elizabeth New Jersey where it was safely returned to the owners on June 10 2005 7 2008 transit of the Northwest Passage Edit MV Camilla Desgagnes docked for refueling Camilla Desgagnes was claimed to have become the first commercial vessel to transit the Northwest Passage in September 2008 1 8 However she has been preceded at least by SS Manhattan an oil tanker retrofitted with an icebreaker bow for the transit in 1969 and in 1970 9 10 On November 28 2008 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Canadian Coast Guard confirmed the first commercial ship sailed through the Northwest Passage In September 2008 MV Camilla Desgagnes owned by Desgagnes Transarctik Inc and along with the Arctic Cooperative is part of Nunavut Sealift and Supply Incorporated NSSI 8 transported cargo from Montreal to the hamlets of Cambridge Bay Kugluktuk Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak A member of the crew is reported to have claimed that there was no ice whatsoever Shipping from the east is to resume in the fall of 2009 1 Although sealift is an annual feature of the Canadian Arctic this is the first time that the western communities have been serviced from the east The western portion of the Canadian Arctic is normally supplied by Northern Transportation Company Limited NTCL from Hay River The eastern portion by NNSI and NTCL from Churchill and Montreal 11 12 References Edit a b c 1st commercial ship sails through Northwest Passage November 28 2008 last updated 4 50 pm CT a b c d e U Ship Maritime Services Inc Page on MV Camilla Desgagnes date accessed November 30 2008 Camilla Desgagnes 8100595 Equasis French Ministry for Transport Retrieved February 2 2018 M V Camilla Desgagnes technical data Transport Desgagnes inc date accessed December 21 2013 B1 2003M Ro Ro Vessel CAMILLA FIN Incident off Newfoundland in North Atlantic on 23 1 2003 date accessed December 21 2013 http www itctowage com pdf ITCNW8 pdf permanent dead link Shipping shipbuilding offshore news Archived from the original on October 15 2007 Retrieved July 8 2009 a b Meet your Nunavut Carrier Archived October 3 2013 at the Wayback Machine S S Manhattan breaks through SS Manhattan A Moment in Time Archived from the original on October 8 2019 Retrieved November 25 2019 NTCL Ports served Archived December 21 2008 at the Wayback MachineSources EditFinnish Safety Investigation Authority report B1 2003M Ms CAMILLA vaaratilanne ja aluksen evakuointi Pohjois Atlantilla 23 1 2003 published Helsinki November 11 2004 Ms CAMILLA vaaratilanne ja aluksen evakuointi Pohjois Atlantilla 23 1 2003 Archived February 16 2019 at the Wayback MachineExternal links Edit Media related to IMO 8100595 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MV Camilla Desgagnes amp oldid 1117489382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
