The M/V ''Karen Danielsen'', is a multipurpose
container feeder, built in March 1985 by
J.J. Sietas KG, at their shipbuilding yard in
Hamburg-Neuenfelde,
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 in
Antigua
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. In 1992 it returned to Herbert Drewes and was again renamed to ''Esperanza'' and sailed under A
German flag.
The ship was bought by the
Danish shipping company
Otto Danielsen (located in
Virum,
Denmark) on 30 December 2002 and was renamed M/V ''Karen Danielsen'', and re-registered under
the Bahamas flag.
Great Belt Bridge accident
M/V ''Karen Danielsen'' crashed into the Danish
Great Belt Bridge on 3 March 2005 during a trip from
Svendborg to
Finland, 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 on board. The chief officer was at the
helm
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* another term for helmsman
* an archaic term for a helmet, used as armor
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, 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 from
Croatia, were badly injured, including the
captain
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.
The bridge received no structural damage and was able to reopen several hours later.
External links
News Article at News24.com– "Singles Only" (includes photographs of the damaged ship)
22 August 2005 ''Karen Danielsen'' collision with the Great Belt West Bridge on 3 March 2005– Marine Accident Report
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Ships of Denmark
Container ships
Maritime incidents in 2005