TRICOLOR collision with Kariba

On Saturday, 14 December 2002, at 02:15, the car carrier TRICOLOR and the container vessel Kariba collided. The TRICOLOR was travelling from
Zeebrugge to Southampton. The Kariba originated from Antwerp and was en route to Le Havre. The collision occurred when both vessels were about to enter into the north-south shipping route through the English Channel.

The Kariba struck the TRICOLOR on the port side. The car carrier quickly
took on water, capsized and sunk within 30 minutes. The crew from the
Kariba rescued three of the TRICOLOR's crewmembers. The remaining 21
crewmembers found refuge on board the Belgian URS tug Boxer.

Two days later, on 16 December, the unloaded German cargo vessel Nicola
struck the wreck of the TRICOLOR. Tugs pulled the cargo ship from the
wreck on the same day.

On Wednesday, 1 January 2003, the TRICOLOR was struck again. This time,
the Turkish tanker Vicky, which was carrying 77,000 tons of gas oil, hit the wreck .