The 294-meter Maersk Brooklyn was reported to have lost propulsion in the English Channel.
The boxship suffered the engine failure on June 16 while en route from Antwerpen, Belgium, to Marsaxlokk, Malta.
Photo: John White
The tug Lomax was sent to assist the disabled vessel.
According to Maersk Line, the issues are minor. Maersk Brooklyn will resume her voyage to Malta when all required repairs are finished.
Maersk Brooklyn (IMO number 9313931 and MMSI 219215000) was built in 2007. The 53,890-DWT container ship has a capacity for 4,196 TEUs.
Maersk Line’s container ship Maersk Brooklyn experienced engine malfunction in the English Channel yesterday while en route from Belgium to Malta, the company’s Senior Press Officer Michael Christian Storgaard confirmed to World Maritime News.
The 2007-built, 4196 TEU boxship is currently anchored at a ”safe position,” some eleven nautical miles ENE off Greenwich Bouy, Storgaard said.
A tug is standing by to assist the stricken vessel, but there was no need for towage as of yet.
Storgaard said that the mechanical issues are minor and are currently being addressed.
The boxship is expected to resume its voyage to the Port of Marsaxlokk once the necessary repairs are made.
World Maritime News Site; Image: lappino/Shipspotting
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