Vestas turbine parts lost at sea

Vestas turbine components fell overboard when a Thorco Projects ship ran into bad weather en route to the US. The wind turbines were headed for a major wind farm in Texas, where Vestas supplies a German utility.
Thorco Basilisk is owned by Swiss Massoel Shipping. The ship was built at a Chinese yard in 2013. | Photo: Marine Traffic / Cathy Palmer
Thorco Basilisk is owned by Swiss Massoel Shipping. The ship was built at a Chinese yard in 2013. | Photo: Marine Traffic / Cathy Palmer
BY NIKLAS KRIGSLUND, SHIPPINGWATCH

A Thorco ship dropped parts for Vestas wind turbines in the ocean when it hit bad weather on its way to the US.

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