Cascade General Repairing Turkish Ship After Collision

While transiting the Columbia River to unload steel in Vancouver, Washington, the Turkish bulk carrier Cenk Kaptanoglu collided with the BHP dock in Kalama, Washington, sustaining major damage to the bow and port side. The damaged area ran from the starboard hawse pipe, diagonally across the bow to the portside of #1 hold. The force of the impact also partial collapsed the port side of the foredeck.

After some emergency patching and partial discharge of cargo, the 568', 36,788 ton DWT ship was given an exhaustive survey. Further consultations between the U.S.Coast Guard, the Kaptanoglu Shipping Group and the insurers resulted in the ship being moved to Portland Shipyard for repairs by Cascade General.

The engineering staff at the shipyard has planned to perform all repairs while the ship remains afloat and an estimated 180 tons of steel will be used. The Cenk Kaptanoglu was built in 1983, is powered by a 10,900 HP engine and has a speed of 15 knots.

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Cascade General operates Portland Shipyard, the largest and most complete ship repair and industrial facility on the West Coast of the United States. We provide full-service repairs and conversions for tankers, cruise ships, bulk carriers, container ships, government vessels, tugs, barges and workboats. Cascade General's Portland facility includes a 60-acre (24.2 ha) yard, 550,000 square feet (51,096 square meters) of craft shops, more than 7,600 ft. (2,326 meters) of full-service repair berths, and two floating dry docks.