Boxship Vega Sagittarius aground in Greenland

Boxship Vega Sagittarius ran aground in the morning August 16 12 miles west of Nuuk, Greenland, reported vesseltracker.com. Hull is breached above the waterline, vessel is hard aground on a rocky bottom. Attempts to refloat while there was a high tide failed. Crews is 17, 16 Filipino and 1 Dane. The vessel, chartered by the Royal Arctic Line, was en route from Nuuk to Aasiaat, when it went aground by yet unknown reasons. The vessel was carrying containers for a number of Greenlandic towns and settlements, including Upernavik, Uummannaq, Aasiaat and Sisimiut. Boxship Vega Sagittarius IMO 9491616, dwt 11811, built 2012, flag Liberia, manager VEGA-REEDEREI GMBH.

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