Ships Collide and One Partially Sinks Off Gibraltar

By John Konrad On August 13, 2007

The Shipping Times tells us: “The Panamanian cargo Vessel NEW FLAME, carrying a cargo of scrap metal and the Danish Product Tanker TORM GERTRUDE collided in Gibraltar waters, 1 kilometre south of Europa Point, Gibraltar at 05.55 hrs yesterday, Sunday 12th August 2007.

The NEW FLAME had just left Gibraltar bound for Turkey. The TORM GERTRUDE was heading inbound for the Port of Algeciras in Spain from the Eastern Mediterranean.” Read More… (thanks George)

Fred Fry updates us with this news: “Details at Gibraltar News. Apparently, as of this morning, the vessel was spared sinking fully as it is partly aground.” Read More…

*Click HERE for an amazing Photo Slideshow of the incident.

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John Konrad

Captain John Konrad is co-founder of Unofficial Networks, Editor In Chief of this blog and author of the book Fire On The Horizon. He is a USCG licensed Master Mariner of Unlimited Tonnage and, since graduating from SUNY Maritime College, has sailed a variety of ships from ports around the world. John currently lives in Morro Bay, California with his wife and two children.