Operations at Westport ran into a hiccup at 2.37pm Saturday when a berthing vessel grazed a docked vessel.
Operations at Westport ran into a hiccup at 2.37pm Saturday when a berthing vessel grazed a docked vessel.
The accident damaged a leg of one of the quay cranes and caused three shipping containers to fall off the berthing vessel, MV Northern Democrat.
Operations on the docked vessel, MV MOL Empire, have since resumed and have been certified safe.
A Westport Malaysia said in a statement that the cargo vessel has since been safely moved to the pilot station.
It added that the area where the incident happened had been cordoned off pending further investigations.
“The three boxes are currently being lifted from the water. We are still studying the estimated cost of the damage. No casualties have been reported,” it said.
The statement added that MV MOL Empire should sail off safely once its operations were completed.
“As for MV Northern Democrat, it will remain at the pilot station before it berths at the port later,” it said.
The statement said that operations had resumed without any delay, adding that the main gate where ships enter Northport and Westport remained open.
The container ships MOL Empire and Northern Democrat collided in Westport harbor at Port Klang, Malaysia. The accident happened during maneuvering for berthing at the quay. After the accident several containers fell overboard and one shore crane was damaged. The reason for the accident was higher speed and strong wind, which caused drifting of the container carrier MOL Empire over the already berthed Northern Democrat, which was performing cargo handling operations at same time. The both ships are slightly damaged, but without any problem for stability and seaworthiness. There are no injured seamen and dockworkers during the collision. The both vessels were detained for inspection and until further investigation.
The container ship MOL Empire (IMO: 9407160) has overall length of 294.00 m, moulded beam of 32.00 m and maximum draft of 11.00 m. The deadweight of the vessel is 67,000 DWT and the gross tonnage is 54,940 GRT. The ship was built in 2010 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in their shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.
The container ship Northern Democrat (IMO: 9391787) has overall length of 230.00 m, moulded beam of 32.00 m and maximum draft of 10.50 m. The deadweight of the vessel is 41,986 DWT and the gross tonnage is 36,007 GRT. The ship is owned by Norddeutsche Reederei and built in 2009 by Shanghai Shipyard.
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