On 1 February 2013, Emma Maersk, Maersk Line’s largest
container vessel, experienced ingress of water into the engine room. The vessel had just commenced its southbound transit through the Suez Canal en route to Asia. The captain decided to terminate the planned voyage
and go alongside the nearby Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT).According to Captain Marius Gardastovu, there was never any real danger or panic at any point. “Of course it is a shocking experience when you look back and consider what could have happened,” he says. “But given the circumstances, everything was handled as well as possible
because of a close-knit crew who knew exactly what to do.”She was loaded with containers equivalent to 13,537 TEU of which
6,425 were full. The first step was to identify the cargo onboard. Cargo lists were shared with local Maersk Line customer service agents who
have since reached out to all its customers with cargo onboard with the
relevant information.Alternate routingsAlternative arrangements for the cargo have been made whereby
sensitive cargo was loaded onto Maersk Line’s existing network shortly
after the incident. Further contingencies and schedules have been
finalised as part of the cargo was loaded on Maersk Kotka (16B/1301) on
11 Feb, some of the cargo were loaded on CC Medea (3FO/933E) on 12 Feb,
and the remaining eastbound cargo will be loaded onto Maersk Kokura
(98A/1305) on 18 Feb.The developments are being monitored continuously to ensure minimal
impact to customers. Maersk Line’s operations teams are working in close coordination with the local customer and sales representatives to keep
customers updated on the developments.As far as the vessel is concerned, the leaks have been sealed, and
Emma Maersk will soon leave SCCT to be towed to a European port for
repairs. This may take months, but Maersk Line is able to reorganise its fleet without chartering replacement tonnage. The 9,660 TEU
48Y-Butterfly will replace Emma Maersk on the AE10 Asia-Europe service
until she is ready to re-enter service.
ACCIDENTS
14 February 2013 - 23:14
Update on Emma Maersk Incident (Egypt)
As far as the vessel is concerned, the leaks have been sealed, and Emma Maersk will soon leave SCCT to be towed to a European port for repairs.
ACCIDENTS
14 February 2013 - 23:14
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