Another accident entailing a big containership to report today …

This tale originating from Sri Lanka where a fire burst out aboard the MSC Daniela, a 13,798 TEU containership coming from Mediterranean Shipping Company.

The fire began in the ship’s freight location on Tuesday as the ship was around 120 maritime miles off Colombo,Sri Lanka Firefighting proceeded right into Wednesday as the ship was brought better to coast. All 22 team participants are reported secure.

MSC verified Wednedsay that the fire had actually been snuffed out as well as an examination introduced.

“MSC is currently in discussion with the local authorities to berth the vessel at the appropriate time. Once the ship is considered safe, an investigation into the cause of the fire will be formally initiated. The extent of the damage and cargo losses will not be known until the vessel has safely berthed and has undergone a thorough inspection,” MSC stated.

The Sri Lankan Coast Guard, Navy, as well as Indian Navy, in addition to smaller sized craft as well as industrial tugboats, took part in the rescue procedure.

For a brief time in 2008 the MSC Daniela held the title as the globe’s biggest containership by TEU bring capability. The vessel has a general size of 366 meters, a beam of light of 51 meters, as well as has the ability to suit as much as 14,000 twenty-foot-equivalent containers.

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