Maersk Line is working with Chinese authorities on a plan to tow the fire-scorched Safmarine Meru to port following Sunday morning’s collision off Ningbo, China, the delivery firm mentioned in an replace Tuesday. 

All crew members of the containership stay secure after they had been compelled to desert ship after the collision. 

The replace on Tuesday mentioned that each one exterior hearth preventing has concluded and that Chinese authorities and representatives from Maersk Line had been capable of board the ship throughout the day to start assessing the harm and collect info wanted to make plans for shifting the vessel to shore.

The vessel is at the moment with out energy and has suffered some water ingress, however the situation is secure and the ship is taken into account appropriate for towage, Maersk Line mentioned. 

“We are currently cooperating with the Chinese authorities to develop a plan to safely tow the vessel alongside in the Port of Ningbo. We will not speculate or comment on the circumstances leading to the incident while investigations are ongoing,” says Palle Laursen, Head of Ship Management in Maersk Line.

The 4,650 TEU containership caught hearth after it was concerned in a collision with the German-owned containership Northern Jasper off the coast of Ningbo early Sunday morning. No accidents had been reported amongst both of the 2 crews. 

gCaptain’s earlier protection together with a photograph of the harm and AIS recreation of the collision might be discovered HERE.