The Maersk Line containership Safmarine Meru was towed to port Friday after firefighters spent 5 days extinguishing a fireplace ensuing from a collision final Sunday with one other containership off Ningbo, China.

Maersk Line stated Friday that the Safmarine Meru safely arrived alongside on the Meishan container terminal within the Port of Ningbo at roughly 17:10 native time after being towed 78 nautical miles from the location of Sunday’s accident.

“We are pleased for the Safmarine Meru to be safely berthed and that all crew remain safe, sound and accounted for. I would like to thank the local Chinese authorities for their cooperation and assistance rendered in the response to this incident. Our current priorities are to safely discharge the cargo and conduct inspections to further survey the damages to the vessel,” stated Palle Laursen, Head of Ship Management.

The Safmarine Meru collided with the Northern Jasper, a German-owned containership, early on May 8 whereas roughly 120 nautical miles east of Ningbo. The collision prompted extreme injury and a fireplace onboard to interrupt out the Safmarine Meru, forcing its crew of twenty-two deserted ship. No accidents have been reported on board both vessel.

The 4,650 TEU Safmarine Meru was crusing from Qingdao to Ningbo, China with lower than 400 full containers on board when the incident occurred. The Hong Kong-flagged ship was in-built 2006 and is deployed on Maersk Line’s TP18 service. Safmarine is wholly-owned subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group specializing in container delivery primarily in Africa and West Central Asia.