The 330-megawatt Gode Wind 1 in the North Sea is considered the world leader in the history of maritime accidents by the Antiguan-flagged cargo ship that collided with it under strange circumstances. wind farm of one of its turbines.

The incident happened back in April, the collision occurred because the ship was being driven by an autopilot, which deviated several kilometers from the originally designated route.

The offshore wind farm, located 45 kilometers from the German coast, is operated by the Danish company Ørsted. According to the company’s report, the ship only entered the wind farm area for a short time, the collision – which cut a 3×5 meter hole on the starboard side of the Petra L ship – was not detected by Gode 1’s sensors, although the event was registered by the wind farm’s incident management system.

The incident did not cause any serious damage to the wind turbine, which is clearly shown by the fact that it was put back into operation 24 hours after the collision, after being shut down for a short time to examine the consequences of the accident.

Cargo ship collided w/ #windturbinedamaged, #NorthSea – while en route from Poland to Merksem Belgium, with 1,500 tons of #grain on board https://t.co/FODSewofm
Captain didn’t report accident to authorities but the ship interrupted her voyage & called Emden#MaritimeSecurity pic.twitter.com/Q0BvrLMW4H

— Sea & son (@OnDeepWater) April 27, 2023

The ship was heading from Poland to Belgium with 1,500 tons of grain on board when the accident occurred in the early evening hours of April 24. According to information from the German water police, water entered the ship, but it was still able to continue its journey. Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident.

Nevertheless, the German authorities are investigating the incident, as the cargo ship did not contact the coast guard and

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