At least 21 containers fell into the sea after two ships collided at the Karachi port here on Monday.
At least 21 containers fell into the sea after two ships collided at the Karachi port here on Monday.
Operations at the South Asia Port Terminal Limited (SAPT) were suspended following the collision of Hapeg-Lloyd's ship Tolten with Hamburg Bay.
It is not known why the accident happened.
The 300-meter-long Tolten container ship of Hapag Lloyd, which was 300 meters long, crashed into a container ship on the dock, 293 meters in length, while it was maneuvering to the port of Karachi.
Why the giant ship hit the ship on the berth was not understood. On various platforms, comments were made about the cause of the accident, such as lack of communication or fault, technical failure or human error.
The sunken containers were carrying imported cars and freight worth millions of rupees, sources said.
Operations at the SAPT, which were suspended after the accident, will resume after the containers are removed from the sea through a special operation
The administration of the deep port, however, managed to avert possible damage to the cranes installed at the berth through a timely operation.
Operations at the SAPT, which were suspended after the accident, will resume after the containers are removed from the sea through a special operationby the Karachi Port Trust.
Container ship HAMBURG BAY, IMO 9332872, dwt 72982, capacity 6350 TEU, built 2009, flag Liberia, operator EASTERN PACIFIC SHIPPING UK. Container ship TOLTEN, IMO 9612870, dwt 94600, capacity 8000 TEU, built 2012, flag Liberia, operator ANGLO-EASTERN GERMANY GMBH