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On the 16th December 2010 the 228 metre 'Genmar Companion' Link , about 25 miles off the Donegal coast en route to New York from Rotterdam and carrying 54,000 tonnes of Vacuum Gas Oil Link , reported that a crack in her deck, discovered before leaving The Netherlands, was worsening in heavy weather and asked to dock at Cork. This request was refused and the ship was diverted to anchor at the mouth of Belfast Lough. After checks were made to ensure that no oil was leaking, it was decided that the cargo would be offloaded onto another tanker before the ship could be brought into Belfast for repair. The 'BW Seine' arrived on the 2nd January 2012 and, following delays due to poor weather conditions, the transfer took place over the 6th and 7th of January - see J5685 : Two oil tankers off Orlock.

The 'BW Seine' departed with the oil for Texas City in the United States on the evening of the 7th January and the 'Genmar Companion' moved to anchor in Belfast Lough. After a long delay, mainly due to lack of available berth, the ship finally arrived in Belfast docks on the morning of January 23rd 2012 and berthed at Ship Repair Quay. Repairs completed, the ship left Belfast on the evening of 30th January 2012.

The story made headline news locally Link but was also widely reported internationally.