Engine trouble brings boat to the Island
The 132-foot vessel Sarama was diverted to Bermuda on Saturday after experiencing minor engine problems.
It had left Falmouth, Antigua and was headed to Horta in the Azores, with eight people on board. At last check, the boat was docked at the St. George's Dinghy Club, where it will undergo repairs which could take up to a week.
The Somers Isle>was carrying 180 containers when it arrived in Bermuda from Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Monday.
Cargo included 139 dry containers and 41 refrigerated containers. The vessel also had four flatbeds on board. It sailed from Bermuda at 7.05 a.m. yesterday.
The BBC ScotlanI>arrived in Bermuda at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday carrying 212 containers, seven of those refrigerated, as well as five 40-foot containers, three boats and five swimming pools.
The Bermuda Islandwill arrive in Bermuda tomorrow, from Salem, New Jersey at 8 a.m.
It will be carrying 130 containers, of which 19 are refrigerated, in addition to a 45-foot open-top container and a 45-foot flat bed trailer.
