Update 21:40

Update on the collision involving M/T Xanthia earlier this morning. The vessel is now safely moored in Ålesund, Norway. As previously reported, there were no injuries and no spill to the sea.

We have been cooperating with the relevant authorities. At this stage, the cause of the collision has not been established. Utkilen will carry out an internal investigation and will provide further information when appropriate. We are following up our crew onboard M/T Xanthia and give them the necessary assistance.

Together with class DNV, we have assessed the damage to our vessel and given the scope, we have received an approval to sail to the discharge port in Finland and thereafter proceed to a yard to repair the damage. The local police have also completed their initial investigation and released the vessel.

M/T Xanthia is a 17.031 dwt. ice class chemical tanker with double hull built in Norway in 2003. The vessel is registered in Norwegian International Ship Register and is classed by DNV. Xanthia has 16 Baltic and Filipino crew onboard. Utkilen AS in Bergen, Norway manages the ship commercially and technically. Xanthia is owned by our subsidiary Utkilen Shipinvest KS.

Next of kin can contact:
Bergen, Norway: +47 9760 4445
Riga, Latvia: +371 6713 3851/+371 2922 0089
Manila, Philippines: +63 919 065 4243

 

Press contact:
Siri-Anne Mjåtvedt, CEO, phone +47 993 09168 or sam@utkilen.no

 

Bergen, 4 October 2026
Utkilen AS
Phone: +47 55 30 78 00

Further information can be found at: www.utkilen.no