15/08/2008
The vessels M.V. Veronica B and M.T. Ginga Saker were yesterday involved in a near miss incident in the Bay of Gibraltar. There was dense fog.
The Veronica B, a 22536 GRT container ship registered in the Canary Islands, was in-bound to Algeciras, proceeding northwards, whilst the Panama registered Ginga Saker, a 12110 GRT vegetable oil tanker, was departing the north of the Bay of Gibraltar.
The Veronica B made an emergency manoeuvre and successfully avoided a collision with the Ginga Saker. This resulted in Veronica B striking the end of the North Mole a glancing blow as the manoeuvre caused it to enter the harbour and almost collide with Westview promenade.
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