Fred Olsen’s fast ferry aground, Canary Islands

Capt. John

Ferry BENTAGO EXPRESS, which is serving Santa Cruz de Tenerife with Agaete port, northwest coast of Gran Canaria island, ran aground at night Jan 7 at Agaete entrance on arrival from Santa Cruz de Tenerife with 59 passengers on board. Grounding was said to be caused by strong gust of wind in stormy weather conditions. As of 0600 UTC Jan 8, ferry was still aground, though refloating was expected to take place at around 0230 UTC. Underwater hull was surveyed and no breaches found.
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