Manta en route to rudderless cargo ship

by Hans | March 20th, 2010

Manta. The ship will be towed to the Curaçao dry dock for repairs.

A cargo ship coping with technical problems is adrift in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in anticipation of the Curaçao tugboat

Towing Company Kompania di Tou (KTK) received the request for assistance last Monday. The 64-meter long cargo ship is rudderless due to engine problems. After the necessary calculations, Captain Bertje Ignacio left for the Atlantic Ocean with seven crewmembers. The voyage will take at least fifteen days.

It is not the first time that KTK provides the docking company with repair work. The growth of the Curaçao towing company has not gone unnoticed by the maritime world. “Increasingly more international customers are calling on the KTK for assistance”, the company mentions in a press report. “This offers more cooperation possibilities with the dock. It generates employment and foreign currency.”

The Manta is not the only tugboat currently active in international waters. The former Lima II is assisting a ship just
north of Guyana. “This kind of work is not visible for the community, but it does help the growth of the local
companies.”

Source : Amigoe; Photo: Kees Bustraan