Photos: Cut Up Maersk Honam Heads to South Korea for Rebuild
The audio demanding area of the fire-stricken Maersk Honam has actually been packed onto a hefty lift ship in Dubai for its transportation to South Korea where it will certainly be reconstructed, Maersk stated in an upgrade Friday.
The area of Maersk Honam was effectively packed aboard the heavy-lift vessel Xin Guan Hua on open waters outside Dubai (UAE) on Saturday, February second.
The vessels are currently en route and also anticipated to pass Singapore Strait this coming Monday, February 18th.
The heavy-lift vessel will certainly supply the 228.5-metres-long area from midship to demanding at Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard in South Korea in March, the exact same backyard the vessel was integrated in.
The Maersk Honam, an ultra huge containership, was struck by a significant freight fire in March 2018 while underway in theArabian Sea The fire shed via the whole forward area of the ship, consisting of component of the accomodation block. Tragically, 5 Maersk Honam staff participants passed away in the fire. The Maersk Honam was ultimately hauled to Jebel Ali where salvage might occur.
The vessel seemed a failure till Maersk introduced in January that it had actually reduced the ship in 2 at Drydock World in Dubai and also it would certainly restore the ship at Hyundai Heavy Industries, where the Maersk Honam was initially built.
“At the Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard, the sound section of Maersk Honam will be joined with a new build forward section. The former forward section is safely moored at Drydock World Dubai for continued removal of damaged containers and debris. Once cleaned, it will be recycled. In accordance with our Responsible Ship Recycling Standard (RSRS), relevant recycling options are currently being investigated and evaluated,” Maersk stated in a declaration on Friday.
The rebuilt vessel is anticipated to return to solution once more in the 2nd fifty percent of 2019.
The Singapore- flagged Maersk Honam was supplied in 2017 byHyundai Heavy Industries It has a small capability of 15,262 TEU (twenty-foot equal device).
The complying with pictures of the Maersk Honam’s loading were offered by Maersk:
