The Yang Ming shipping company of the 'YM Efficiency' was set to foot the bill for the costly clean-up. At least 30 skip bins worth of debris have already been cleaned off beaches since the containers toppled off the vessel when high swells unexpectedly hit the cargo ship off the NSW coast. Divers, a garbage-collecting boat, sand comb, mini dozer and about 100 people have since been contracted to help pick rubbish off the sand, rocks and sea bed in and around Port Stephens. All of the costs will be passed onto the ship's insurance company. The costs could run into tens of thousands of dollars a day. The ship sailed into Port Botany where it docked outside the DP World terminal about 9.30 a.m. on June 6. The captain and about a dozen crew,e,bers on board were shaken by the incident but uninjured. It was estimated it could take about two weeks before the ship could set sail again, after noticing some damage to a gangway on its port side. There were also quite a number of boxes that had been squashed and a couple were hanging over each side. It was quite a tricky operation for the terminal and the ship owners to lift the boxes off safely. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority was inspecting the ship for compliance with requirements for cargo stowage, which was expected to be finalised in coming days. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has also launched an investigation to determine whether further action was to be taken.
WORLD SHIPPING
07 June 2018 - 12:28
Cleanup after container loss will be costly venture
The Yang Ming shipping company of the 'YM Efficiency' was set to foot the bill for the costly clean-up
WORLD SHIPPING
07 June 2018 - 12:28
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