The Carl Buttner-owned 24,000–dwt Apollo(built 2003) was rounding Tilburyness in the early hours of 25 July, 2013, in astrong tidal flow when it left its intended track and made contact with thequayside at the Northfleet Hope Container Terminal, the Marine AccidentInvestigation Branch (MAIB) said.
It was fully loaded with almost 22,000tonnes of gasoil for discharge at the Vopak terminal, West Thurrock.
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