We have been advised of an incident involving the vessel “THORCO LINEAGE”, a 2014 built 13,110gt general cargo ship.

It is understood that the “THORCO LINEAGE” ran aground on northern outline of Raroia Atoll, Frencho Polynesia, in position 15 56S 142 19W, in the morning Jun 24, whilst en-route from Baltimore USA to Hobart Australia.

It is understood that salvors have not yet been appointed however the Vessel is hard aground and unlikely to be re-floated without professional assistance.

W E Cox Claims Group are actively investigating the incident and will provide further updates in due course. In the meantime if you are aware of any involvement in this casualty and W E Cox Claims Group may be of assistance in any way, including provision of Salvage securities, arranging surveys, adjusting potential losses or undertaking recovery action, please do not hesitate to contact us.

As appropriate, please contact:

Australia – Robert Hammersley rhammersley@w-e-cox.com.au

USA – Charles Droll cdroll@w-e-cox.com

Hong Kong – Wendy Lee wendy@ceemis.com.hk

United Kingdom – Paul Friett cargoclaims@w-e-cox.co.uk
Singapore – Paul Sansom psansom@w-e-cox.com.sg