Scenic Eclipse Launch Delayed
by Five Months
WORLD MARITIME
NEWS (7/11/2018)
Fire Hits Bulker in Dordrecht,
Netherlands
A fire broke out on an ocean-going vessel
at Mallegat-Noord in Dordrecht, the
Netherlands, in the afternoon hours of
July 10, 2018.
The fire started in the cargo hold of the ship
loaded with scrap. The burning scrap caused
huge plumes of smoke, Zuid-Holland Zuid
Safety Region informed.
The vessel in question is the 58,600 dwt bulk
carrier Kouyou, operated by Japanese company
Doun Kisen.
As informed, it took Dordrecht firefighters
several hours to extinguish the fire, with two
fireboats deployed in the operation.
Part of the port area has been closed for
shipping traffic.
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
World Maritime News Staff
Illustration. Image Courtesy: Pixabay under CC0 Creative
Commons license
Australia-based company Scenic has
informed that the launch of Scenic
Eclipse, the world’s first discovery yacht,
has been delayed until late January
2019.
Glen Moroney, the Founder and Chairman of
Scenic, explained that the delay was caused
due to construction issues within the Croatian
shipyard Uljanik, where the vessel is being
built.
“Despite the best efforts of our Scenic Eclipse
Build Supervision Team to make up
construction time, we are not prepared to
compromise the quality of the vessel and
potentially impact guest experiences to meet
the original late August 2018 launch
date,” Moroney said.
He added that the company would provide a
full refund to the guests who booked the
Scenic Eclipse cruise trip.
The 10,000 gross ton cruise vessel
was ordered by PEC Limited, part of Scenic in
November 2015. Launched at the Uljanik
shipyard in Pula in January 2018, the
newbuilding will be able to accommodate 237
passengers and 172 crew members.
Scenic Eclipse was originally scheduled to
deploy on its maiden voyage from Athens to
Venice on August 31, before sailing to the
Americas, Antarctica, Europe and the
Mediterranean as well as to the Arctic and
Norwegian Fjords.