Video: Bangladesh Containership Tilts Losing Containers Overboard
A little feeder ship relocating containers coastally as well as inland in Bangladesh shed security as well as partly sunk on July 6. The port authority is reporting that everybody was securely left which a salvage procedure is underway.
The Pangaon Express is a 19-year-old vessel being made use of to move containers from the Bangladesh port of Chattogram along the shore as well as 157 maritime miles inland on the Meghna River to the Pangaon Terminal near the funding city ofDhaka The feeder ship is 242 feet long as well as 3,000 dwt.
Pangaon Express in an undated picture from the port authority
Reports show the vessel left Chattogram around 4:00 am regional time as well as came across hefty seas in the location near Bhasan Char island as well as the Sandwip Channel prior to getting to the river. The weather condition solution had actually been alerting of minor disturbance yet records are stating the Pangaon Express experienced solid winds as well as rolling seas in addition to the trend. The captain apparently tried to browse towards the shore.
The vessel provided a distress signal around 11:00 a.m. on July 6 as well as the 12 crewmembers as well as 2 individuals from the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority were left aboard an angling watercraft. They were securely moved to coast.
Containers fell over on the ship (Bangladesh Navy)
The containers aboard the vessel changed with records stating 3 were shed crazy. The ship has an ability of 96 TEU, although some records are stating there were roughly 40 containers aboard. Images reveal the ship badly noting to port with a minimum of one container drifting close by.
The Pangaon Express is possessed by Chattogram Port as well as run by a neighborhood firmSea Glory Shipping The port sent its big pull as well as hired a 2nd pull to start a salvage procedure. They were trying to get rid of added containers as well as pump water from the ship. The Bangladesh Navy likewise reacted with a vessel to help with the salvage procedure.
Chattogram is likewise alerting ships in the location to wage care as well as watch for containers in the water.
