Some main harm at Suez Canal Container Terminal in Egypt’s Port Said in a single day after a containership apparently crashed right into a gantry crane because it was leaving the port.

The vessel concerned is reported to be the 366-meter, Hong Kong-flagged COSCO Hope.

Video and pictures posted on-line present a number of cranes collapsed or broken, with stacks of containers knocked over and a few even on hearth.

Some studies have stated that hazardous chemical compounds in one of many containers brought on a big explosion on the website.

AIS knowledge reveals the COSCO Hope is at the moment at anchor simply off Port Said.

The accident is believed to have occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday when the strict of the vessel in some way backed into the crane, inflicting it to fall over. 

A number of staff reportedly have been injured within the accident, however no deaths have been reported. 

Tuesday’s accident follows an analogous incident in November 2015 when a big APL containership hit at crane on the Suez Canal Container Terminal, inflicting the crane to break down onto the ship. Last week, the Suez Canal was blocked for about two days after a big containership ran aground on the southern finish of the canal. The vessel was finally refloated with the help of tugs.