LNG carrier anchors offshore Germany’s Mukran after grounding

The 138,000-cbm LNG carrier Iberica Knutsen was on Friday anchored offshore Mukran, the home of the Deutsche ReGas-operated FSRU-based LNG import facility, following a grounding incident. Deutsche ReGas told LNG Prime that unloading of the vessel’s LNG cargo is “part of ongoing operational planning.”

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