Disabled bulk carrier towed to Brest

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Bulk carrier AURORA ONE encountered propulsion issue at night Sep 20 west of Ushant in south west English Channel, while en route from Bayonne France, Bay of Biscay, to Skagen Denmark, in ballast. The ship went adrift, SAR ship ABEILLE BOURBON responded, and took bulk carrier on tow in the early hours Sep 21, when the ship was north of Ushant. She was towed to Brest, anchored at Brest anchorage at night Sep 21. As of morning Sep 22, remained anchored.
Bulk carrier AURORA ONE, IMO 9343819, dwt 12526, built 2007, flag Marshall islands, manager AURORA SHIPPING LTD-BUL.

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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.