The Hong Dai rests grounded a quarter mile Northwest of Sewell’s Point near Norfolk,Va/, October 1, 2020. [U.S. Coast Guard photo]
Coast Guard Sector Virginia and also the Port of Virginia’s Maritime Incident Response Team are helping the staff of a mass service provider after it ran grounded close to Norfolk on Wednesday evening.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Virginia command facility got alert from crewmembers aboard the Hong Dai, a Panamanian flagged 738-foot, 76,887 dwt, mass coal service provider, specifying that the ship ran grounded on a soft sandy base around one quarter mile northwest of Sewell’s Point in Norfolk.
The Hong Dai‘s staff reported no injuries, air pollution or flooding problems at the time.
Sector Virginia examination teams boarded the ship Thursday early morning and also are helping the ship’s staff in analyzing problems and also the risk of air pollution.
A 45-foot Response Boat– Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth likewise reacted to the event in addition to the Port of Virginia’s Maritime Incident Response Team.
According to the Equasis information base, the 2010-built Hong Dai is taken care of by Hong Kong based Cosco HK Shipping Ltd.
The vessel continues to be under a Captain of the Port order to continue to be in position and also the Coast Guard is presently in interaction with the ship’s proprietors to help in developing a salvage strategy.
