Hanjin Containership Nearly Grounds in North Carolina After Losing Power

A 965-foot Hanjin containership got here dangerously near operating aground in North Carolina after dropping energy close to Bald Head Island.

The U.S. Coast Guard says that the containership MV Hanjin San Diego misplaced energy simply earlier than 5 a.m. in the principle transport channel on the mouth of the Cape Fear River resulting in the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina.

The AIS track under exhibits simply how shut the vessel got here to shore.

According to stories, two tugs arrived on scene inside hours and helped the ship away from shore. The vessel was ultimately in a position to restore energy, with AIS exhibiting the vessel ‘underway using engine’ as of 9:37 a.m. native time.

The containership was crusing from the Port of New York and New Jersey to Wilmington when the incident occurred.