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Day: December 10, 2010

North Spirit Foundered

North Spirit Foundered

Image taken from the helicopter of the Xunta, which shows the important list which appears in the North Spirit 'yesterday afternoon

The 7148 dwt motor vessel North Spirit foundered near Cape Ortegal, Spain in the Bay of Biscay. The vessel had a cargo of lumber from Oskarhamn, Sweden bound for Bejaia, Algeria. The vessel suffered a heel in a heavy tide and presumably the cargo shifted. This developed into a dangerous list to port. The North Spirit sent of a distress call and Spain sent out helicopters who were able to rescue all 17 crew onboard. No reports of causalities or injuries.

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