21 March 2023
MT KERALA - update
M/T Kerala has left Venezuelan waters and is heading east, to sail to an available shipyard
for full inspection and repairs.
It is essential that the vessel can be accomodated and there are a number of suitable shipyards
that we are reviewing to ensure the right expertise, spare parts and equipment are available.
We await notification from the ship's classification society to confirm the most suitable location
where the necessary repair work can be carried out.
MT Kerala has undergone an initial assessment and the vessel's seaworthy condition is well within
acceptable limits. The vessel's equipment and machinery is intact and fully functional.
Dynacom Tankers would like to make clear that all the crew are well and safe on board
and there is not any danger to the ship or the environment.
Dynacom Tankers has notified all relevant authorities and activated its emergency response team.
We remain in contact with the vessel and our priority is to ensure the safety of the crew, the environment and the vessel.
For media enquiries, please call Navigate Response
at +65 6222 6375 or +44 (0)20 7283 9915)
OR email operations@navigateresponse.com
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20 March 2023
Media Statement
MT KERALA – collision off Bajo Grande
Dynacom Tankers has launched a full emergency response
following a collision incident involving our vessel, MT KERALA (IMO: 9390927).
The unladen vessel collided with another ship off the coast of Amuay Bay,
Venezuela at around 2120 hours (local time) on Sunday, 19 March 2023,
during a passage from Aruba to Venezuela.
The vessel was in ballast at the time and there are no injuries and pollution.
All crew are safe and accounted for.
Preliminary reports indicate a breach in the vessel’s hull, which has resulted in some water ingress.
The vessel remains stable.
A full damage assessment is underway as the crew work to arrest the water ingress.
There is no danger posed to other marine traffic in the vicinity.
Dynacom Tankers has made the necessary notifications to all relevant authorities
and has activated its emergency response team whose priorities are to ensure the ongoing safety
of our crew and vessel.
More information will be provided when there are material developments.
MT KERALA (IMO: 9390927) is a 74,999-dwt crude oil tanker, built 2008
and is registered in Liberia.
For media enquiries, please call Navigate Response
at +65 6222 6375 or +44 (0)20 7283 9915)
OR email operations@navigateresponse.com
ERT Dynacom T.M. Ltd.
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