A second CMA CGM ship in a month, the CMA CGM Belem, has suffered a container stack collapse while transiting the Cape of Good Hope in severe weather conditions.
The 13,000 TEU CMA CGM Belem lost as many as 99 containers in adverse weather while sailing off the coast of Richards Bay in South Africa last Thursday according to the South Africa Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).
The authority has issued a navigational safety warning to vessels and issued a public call to report any containers sighted still floating at sea.
The damaged Malatese-flagged, LNG dual-fuelled, CMA CGM Belem has sought refuge in the port of Ngqura.
'The vessel had initially sought refuge at Maputo Bay. However, after further assessment, the decision was made to redirect the ship to Qheberha. The CMA CGM Belem is currently slow steaming towards Port of Ngqura,' SAMSA said.
Given the vessel's draught the port of Ngqura was identified as the only suitable port of refuge.
The boxship was scheduled to have arrived at the port on August 18, according to UK's Seatrade Maritime News.
The incident with the CMA CGM Belem comes just a month after the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin lost 44 containers overboard off the coast of South Africa while sailing round the Cape of Good Hope.
Both vessels were on voyages between Asia and Europe and transiting the Cape of Good Hope due to the security situation in the Red Sea.
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The 13,000 TEU CMA CGM Belem lost as many as 99 containers in adverse weather while sailing off the coast of Richards Bay in South Africa last Thursday according to the South Africa Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).
The authority has issued a navigational safety warning to vessels and issued a public call to report any containers sighted still floating at sea.
The damaged Malatese-flagged, LNG dual-fuelled, CMA CGM Belem has sought refuge in the port of Ngqura.
'The vessel had initially sought refuge at Maputo Bay. However, after further assessment, the decision was made to redirect the ship to Qheberha. The CMA CGM Belem is currently slow steaming towards Port of Ngqura,' SAMSA said.
Given the vessel's draught the port of Ngqura was identified as the only suitable port of refuge.
The boxship was scheduled to have arrived at the port on August 18, according to UK's Seatrade Maritime News.
The incident with the CMA CGM Belem comes just a month after the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin lost 44 containers overboard off the coast of South Africa while sailing round the Cape of Good Hope.
Both vessels were on voyages between Asia and Europe and transiting the Cape of Good Hope due to the security situation in the Red Sea.
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