FEBRUARY 5, 2016–The 19,000 TEU containership CSCL Indian Ocean today stayed based in the Elbe River off the island of Lühesand on the strategy to Hamburg.
The 399.6 m x 58.6 m Hong Kong- flagged titan was lugging some 6,600 containers as well as on a draft of around 11 m when it went swamped Wednesday night after experiencing a tail failing. The pilot aboard is being commended for avoiding the vessel from basing on the south side of the Elbe as well as triggering damages or obstructing the fairway.
Two initiatives to release the ship have actually been not successful. Now, reports broadcaster NDR, the very best possibility completely free the vessel will certainly be very early Saturday early morning.
Currently initiatives are being made to dig up sand from around the strict of the ship as well as to lighten it by getting rid of gas. It is lugging 2,000 tonnes of hefty gas as well as 700 lots of gas oil, according to Havariekommando (Central Command for Marine Emergencies Germany), which has actually been in control of procedures to release the ship considering that the other day mid-day.
Once the ship is released, strategies are to tow it to Hamburg.
