Editing K Line (section)

===2018===
On 23 July, [[K Line European Sea Highway Services|KESS]] [[car carrier]] Makassar Highway<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:413386/mmsi:353969000/imo:9235426/vessel:MAKASSAR_HIGHWAY|title=Vessel details for: MAKASSAR HIGHWAY (Vehicles Carrier)|website=MarineTraffic|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> ran hard aground at full speed in the [[Tjust]] archipelago near [[Loftahammar]], Sweden, causing an [[oil spill]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://splash247.com/k-line-car-carrier-hard-aground-in-southern-sweden/|last=Chambers|first=Sam|date=24 July 2018|title=K Line car carrier hard aground in southern Sweden|website=Splash 247|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="The Local">{{cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.se/20180730/swedish-coastguard-oil-spill-freight-ship|date=30 July 2018|title=Swedish coast guard works to clean up 14,000-litre oil spill|website=The Local|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> By his own account, the captain had ordered a course close to land, far from established shipping lanes, in order to gain mobile phone reception. The ship's satellite communication system and [[voyage data recorder|black box]] were inoperable when departing [[Cuxhaven]] for [[Södertälje]], and alarm systems had been disabled.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/smaland/fartyget|date=1 August 2018|title=Nya uppgifter: Fartyget hade trasigt kommunikationssystem|language=Swedish|trans-title=New details: The ship's communication system was broken|website=Swedish Television|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> The [[Swedish Coast Guard]] recovered approximately {{convert|7000|L}} of oil by 30 July,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://splash247.com/oil-spill-detected-as-k-line-car-carrier-refloats/|last=Jiang|first=Jason|date=30 July 2018|title=Oil spill detected as K Line car carrier refloats|website=Splash 247|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> but thousands of litres of oil nevertheless washed up on the coast.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://splash247.com/leaking-k-line-car-carrier-under-tow/|date=1 August 2018|last=Jiang|first=Jason|title=Leaking K Line car carrier under tow|website=Splash 247|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> An estimated {{convert|14000|L}} of oil were spilled.<ref name="The Local" /><ref name="Barometern">{{cite news|url=http://www.barometern.se/oskarshamn/aklagare-om-grundstotningen-vansinnigt/|date=2 August 2018|title="En fullständigt vansinnig kurs"|language=Swedish|trans-title="A completely insane course"|website=Barometern|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> The ship was towed to Oskarshamn, where its cargo of 1,325 vehicles were offloaded. The [[chief mate]] was taken into custody and accepted a fine for intoxication and recklessness in maritime traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kustbevakningen.se/hallbar-havsmiljo/nyhetsarkiv/tidslinje-for-operation-makassar-highway/|date=August 2, 2018|title=Tidslinje för Operation Makassar Highway|language=Swedish|trans-title=Timeline for Operation Makassar Highway|website=Swedish Coast Guard|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/skandalen-makassar-highway-dag-for-dag/|date=2 August 2018|title=Skandalen Makassar Highway – dag för dag|language=Swedish|trans-title=The scandal of Makassar Highway – day by day|website=Dagens Nyheter|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> His [[blood alcohol content]] by mass at the time of the accident was estimated at 1.15 permille, based on samples taken after the accident.<ref>{{cite report|last1=Karanikas|first1=Mikael|last2=Zachau|first2=Jörgen|date=9 July 2019|title=Slutrapport RS2019:04|language=Swedish|trans-title=Final Report RS2019:04|url=https://www.havkom.se/assets/reports/RS2019_04-MAKASSAR-HIGHWAY-Slutrapport.pdf|publisher=[[Swedish Accident Investigation Authority]]|access-date=9 July 2019|archive-date=8 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208042640/https://www.havkom.se/assets/reports/RS2019_04-MAKASSAR-HIGHWAY-Slutrapport.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The oil spill is also being investigated as an [[environmental crime]].<ref name="Barometern" />

A few month earlier, the [[Makassar Highway]] had collided with the dredger "Xiang Wang Cai 17" near the Chinese city of [[Zhangzhou]]. According to investigations, the Makassar Highway was also responsible for the collision.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Login - THB |url=https://www.thb.info/login.html?redirect_url=/rubriken/international/detail/news/k-line-carrier-havariert.html |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=www.thb.info}}</ref>