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Ultra Large Container Ship suffered record number of lost/damaged containers, North Pacific
Posted in Accidents by Mikhail Voytenko
Dec 02, 2020 at 13:55.
ONE, operator
and NYK, managers of container ship ONE APUS,
issued situation update on Dec 2, acknowledging what looks like, record number
of lost and damaged containers in stormy weather event, some 1,900 units. As of
1300 UTC Dec 2, the ship was sailing in opposite to her voyage true course
direction, apparently in an attempt to stabilize the ship and cargo, and avoid
more losses, by sailing through areas with favorable weather conditions. ONE
and NYK Shipmanagement should be credited for honesty and transparency in
reporting the details of this major accident.
Singapore,
December 2, 2020 Update No 1.
Chidori Ship
Holding LLC as owners and NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd as managers of the
container vessel ONE Apus (IMO# 9806079) report that the ship is now proceeding
in a westerly direction towards Japan with plans to seek a suitable port to
right unstable containers, assess any damages and determine the exact numbers
of containers lost after encountering severe weather on the night of Monday,
November 30 2020.
The vessel was on
passage from Yantian, China to Long Beach, USA approximately 1600NM North West
of Hawaii, when it encountered a violent storm cell producing gale-force winds
and large swells which caused the ONE Apus to roll heavily resulting in the
dislodging of the lost containers.
A notification
was sent to the JRCC in Honolulu and Guam with maritime navigational warnings
subsequently broadcast.
Early
investigations onboard the ONE Apus have determined that the impacted container
bays remain unsafe for close-quarter inspections; however, it is estimated that
the number of lost or damaged units could exceed 1,900, of which some 40 are
believed to be DG containers.
Our focus remains
on getting the ship to a safe port to ensure the ongoing safety of the crew,
the vessel and the cargo on board.
A full investigation
will be conducted into this incident in conjunction with the Flag State and the
relevant maritime authorities.
More information
will be provided as it becomes available.
Previous reports:
https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2020/31829/ultra-large-container-ship-lost-some-50-containers/
