Die französischen Behörden fürchten aber Umweltschäden.

The area of the sinking site of the "Grande America" in the Bay of Biscay as well as the water that had been polluted was still being monitored three months after the accident. Update: The MV Grande America has sunk in Bay of Biscay in water depth of 4,600 meters, France’s Marine Nationale reported.


After their lifeboat's engine broke down entering the water, a Royal Navy sea boat towed it to safety in a 6 m (20 ft) swell. Although the vehicles on board the ship were lost, the crew of 27 were rescued as the Grande America caught fire and sank into the ocean. "The data provided by the shipowner includes 365 containers, 45 of which are listed as containing dangerous goods and a little over 2 000. Nach seinen Angaben ist noch nicht vollständig geklärt, was die „Grande America“ geladen hatte.300 Kilometer vor der französischen KüsteDer Frachter ging am Dienstag gut 300 Kilometer westlich der französischen Küste unter, wie die Meerespräfektur im französischen Brest mitteilte. On 10 March 2019, Grande America caught fire while traveling the Atlantic Ocean between France and Spain on its route from Hamburg (Germany) to Casablanca (Morocco), and sank 4,600 m (15,100 ft) into the Bay of Biscay on 12 March.

UAE firms to explore port development, vessel newbuilding opportunities with Israeli counterparts under new MOUsBahia Grande charters CSV Normand CommanderThe best maritime site on the web. After it suffered a fire during the night of March 10, the 1997-built ship developed a worsening starboard list. (…) According to these analyses, the coasts of Charente-Maritime and Gironde could be affected by the arrival of these pollutants within 3 to 4 days”.© 2020 Bordeaux Expats. Offenbar war durch das Feuer ein Teil der Ladung verrutscht, so dass es zu dem Untergang kam300 Kilometer vor der französischen Küste: Frachter „Grande America“ nach Brand gesunkenFrankreichs Umweltminister François de Rugy sagte, es gebe ein „Verschmutzungsrisiko“ durch austretenden Schiffsdiesel. Das italienische Frachtschiff „Grande America“, das am 8. All Rights Reserved.If the oil slick continues its progression, it could arrive on the Gironde and Charente coasts by Sunday or Monday. Starboard list was steadily growing, exact cause yet unknown – salvors were trying to dose fire with a lot of water, but yet, hardly enough to capsize the ship. In addition “with westerly winds varying from west-southwest to west-northwest, the impacted area is predicted to be the coastal facade between the Charente-Maritime and Gironde within several days”.The complicated weather conditions then accelerated its sinking.
The sea's our scene!Oil slicks spotted in area of Grande America sinkingAll the latest news, opinion and speculation from the industry that drives the world economy.Ocean Infinity wraps up Grande America wreck inspectionBOOK REVIEW | The Burns and Laird Family Interests in the Formation of Coast LinesUECC orders PCTC pair from Chinese shipyardsGreat Lakes Dredge and Dock awarded new dredging contractsColombo Dockyard lays keel of pilot/patrol boat for Japan’s KowaJianglong Shipbuilding delivers survey vesselThe fire had continued to rage aboard the ship well after the Royal Navy frigate HMSVESSEL REVIEW | Turkey’s Tor Group builds towing and firefighting tug for charter fleetHolland America Line christens Nieuw StatendamEfforts to contain the blaze were suspended after firefighting boat crews noted the ship’s increasing tilt towards starboard.The ship ended up at a water depth of 4,600 metres, making salvage of the wreck impossible.Grimaldi Con-Ro catches fire in Bay of Biscay According to the prefecture of Gironde, “this monitoring is reinforced since the identification by aerial reconnaissance of a layer of hydrocarbons about 10 kilometres long and 1 kilometre wide formed at the height of the wreck of the ship. Most probably, water ingress developed, through burned through platings, or damaged valves. As PTI reported at the time, the Grande America, owned by Italian shipping company Grimaldi, caught fire approximately 150 miles southwest of the French port of Brest in the Bay of Biscay.

The agency said ship sank at March 12, at 1526 local time about 180… The vessel had 2,200 tons of heavy fuel oil in its bunkers.