- MV Karen Danielsen
The "M/V Karen Danielsen", is a multipurpose container feeder, built in March
1985 byJ.J. Sietas KG , at their shipbuilding yard in Hamburg-Neuenfelder,Germany , and labelled a type 111a. This ship is registered as the 970 new-build ship by J.J. Sietas KG.Chartered 1987 by
Herbert Drewes under the name "Esperanza". Sold 1988 and renamed to "Mánafoss" and registered inAntigua . In 1992 it returned to "Herbert Drewes" and was again renamed to "Esperanza" and sailed under German flag.Bought by the Danish shipping company
Otto Danielsen (located inVirum ,Denmark ) December 30, 2002 and renamed "M/V Karen Danielsen", but registered underBahamas flag.Great Belt Bridge accident
"M/V Karen Danielsen" crashed into the Danish
Great Belt Bridge onMarch 3 ,2005 during a trip fromSvendborg toFinland , and is currently out of service.The crash knocked two cranes off the ship, and destroyed the top deck of the ship's bridge. A fire also broke out onboard. The chief officer was at the helm, and was killed in the crash. His body was discovered in the hold. An autopsy revealed that he had a
blood alcohol concentration of at least 1.55 parts per 1000. Several of the other crew members, all of whom were fromCroatia , were badly injured, including thecaptain .External links
* [http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1672740,00.html News Article at News24.com]
* [http://www.cargolaw.com/2000nightmare_singlesonly8.html#Karen-Danielsen Bridge Vs. Bridge - March. 2005] – "Singles Only" (includes photographs of the damaged ship)
* [http://www.sofartsstyrelsen.dk/sw8455.asp 22 August 2005 KAREN DANIELSEN’s collision with the Great Belt West Bridge on 3 March 2005] – Marine Accident Report
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