The "Wanhe" ran aground off the port of Aguadulce on Sep 24, 2014, at 4 a.m. The boxship was rounding a bend in the access channel to the terminal in Buenaventura when the Wanhe steered out of the navigation fairway when giving way to another vessel. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution.
"Unable to refloat the ship with local technicians and drivers, so it is necessary to hire foreign experts to ensure the bailout (the boat), and that the maneuvers have been very difficult," said the Captain of Ports, Alex Fernando Ferrero.
Despite the incident, the ship is not obstructing the entry or exit of vessels in the port of Buenaventura node.
"Anyway maritime control center will monitor the Dimar to control entry and exit of cargo ships especially when this activity occurs at the same time, giving priority to those who come into the bay," said the naval officer.
Meanwhile, Victor Julio Gonzalez, manager of the Port Authority, said there is completely normal at the port despite the incident.
The Panamanian-flagged ship is 280 meters in length and over 40 meters wide or wide, grounded, touching the seabed, on Wednesday at about 4:00 pm It appears that the giant freighter apparently had to dodge another boat and to make an abrupt maneuver ran aground.
"It will be the research that has already started, which define the responsibilities of the various actors of this fact, because in the area where the grounding occurred there is a depth of 14.5 meters as a result of past dredging," said Captain Ferrero.
The MV came from the port of Manzanillo, Mexico, and was carrying 731 containers of all kinds of goods, raw materials and supplies. Of that number, the projected ship carrying 150 containers at the port of Callao, Peru.
The Wanhe is part of the shipping line Wan Hai Line Asian constantly calling at the port of Buenaventura.
As you may recall, the February 7, 2012 the ship Ranger Force also ran aground off San Jose neighborhoods and Freewind. His recovery lasted several days.