Giant boxship Al Zubara loss and damage on maiden voyage
The "Al Zubara" lost at least three containers, with an unknown number of others having shifted and been damaged, in the Mediterranean Sea during the night from Jan 16 to 17, 2016, on her maiden voyage.
The ship, having come from Port Klang and Felixstowe, was caught in rough weather and hit by one or several big waves.
It had to call in Málaga as emergency port in order to assess the damaged containers and goods, and fix the shifted containers.
In the morning of Jan 18 the tugs "Vehintiocho" and "Vehintinueve" towed the ship to the container dock no. 9 of the Noatum Terminal at 11.15 a.m.
A special crane was contracted to handle the ship. There were on the whole 12.600 TEU on board. There were several shifted boxes fore and aft, the greatest damage occurred in the front of the ship where a series of refrigerated containers were found empty.
Work to remove the broken containers started in the afternoon, others were secured safely.
The railings and secure lines were repaired, the vessel was inspected and resumed the maiden voyage with a slight delay, which will be compensated during the longer passages.
The ship resumed its voyage on Jan 19 and had an ETA of Rotterdam as of Jan 22.
The "Al Zubara" lost at least three containers, with an unknown number of others having shifted and been damaged, in the Mediterranean Sea during the night from Jan 16 to 17, 2016, on her maiden voyage.
The ship, having come from Port Klang and Felixstowe, was caught in rough weather and hit by one or several big waves.
It had to call in Málaga as emergency port in order to assess the damaged containers and goods, and fix the shifted containers.
In the morning of Jan 18 the tugs "Vehintiocho" and "Vehintinueve" towed the ship to the container dock no. 9 of the Noatum Terminal at 11.15 a.m.
A special crane was contracted to handle the ship. There were on the whole 12.600 TEU on board. There were several shifted boxes fore and aft, the greatest damage occurred in the front of the ship where a series of refrigerated containers were found empty.
Work to remove the broken containers started in the afternoon, others were secured safely.
The railings and secure lines were repaired, the vessel was inspected and resumed the maiden voyage with a slight delay, which will be compensated during the longer passages.
The ship resumed its voyage on Jan 19 and had an ETA of Rotterdam as of Jan 22.