During the accident, there were no injured people and no water pollution. The both vessels suffered minor damages, but will be inspected before allowed to resume operations.
The containers of Hanjin New York, which fell into the water will be removed, but the maritime administration issued preliminary notice of awareness to the seafarers. The other containers, which fell on board of MSC Claudia will be unloaded at the container terminal.
The container ship Hanjin New York (IMO: 9461506) has overall length of 334.20 m, moulded beam of 42.80 m and maximum draft of 14.50 m. The deadweight of the vessel is 103,310 DWT and the gross tonnage is 97,825 GRT. The boxship has capacity to carry 8,580 TEU, equipped with 800 reefer points. The vessel is driven by main engine Wartsila-Sulzer 12RT-flex96C with total output power of 85,900 hp, which allows maximum speed of 24.5 kts. The container carrier Hanjin New York was built in 2011 by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in their shipyard in South Korea.
The container carrier MSC Claudia (IMO: 8803410) was built in 1989 by Ishikajima-Harima Heavy Industries in Japan. The vessel is owned by Zodiac Maritime and under the charter by CSAV. The overall length of the box ship is 292.10 m, moulded beam of 32.30 m and maximum draft of 12.50 m. The deadweight of the ship is 59,285 DWT and the gross tonnage is 50,462 GRT. The container carrier MSC Claudia has maximum capacity to 4,038 TEU with 240 reefer plugs. The vessel is driven by main engine Wartsila-Sulzer 9RTA84C with total output power of 38,500 hp.
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The container ship MSC Patricia was accused for water pollution in port of Sines, Portugal. More than five tons of heavy fuel spilled into the water during bunkering operation of the boxship, which was docked at Terminal XXI. The container carrier MSC Patricia was bunkering fuel from the supply vessel Baia 3, when one of the hose damages and started leaking. The crew of the supply ship stopped pump, but sufficient quantity of oil leaked into the water. The incident was reported to the local authorities and at the scene were dispatched six rescue boats with cleansing equipment. The oil spot was surrounded by oil booms and spreading of the oil film was stopped. Currently the port authorities and environment teams are working to clean the water and to collect the spilled oil with absorbents.
Container ship MSC Patricia accused for oil spill in Portugal
The container ship MSC Patricia was accused for water pollution in port of Sines, Portugal. More than five tons of heavy fuel spilled into the water during bunkering operation of the boxship, which was docked at Terminal XXI. The container carrier MSC Patricia was bunkering fuel from the supply vessel Baia 3, when one of the hose damages and started leaking. The crew of the supply ship stopped pump, but sufficient quantity of oil leaked into the water. The incident was reported to the local authorities and at the scene were dispatched six rescue boats with cleansing equipment. The oil spot was surrounded by oil booms and spreading of the oil film was stopped. Currently the port authorities and environment teams are working to clean the water and to collect the spilled oil with absorbents.
The investigation for the root cause and circumstances around the water pollution is under way. The container ship MSC Patricia is detained for inspection and survey. The authorities and inspectors will take witness evidences from the seamen on both vessels. The guilty party might be fined with up to 2.5 million EUR.
The container ship MSC Patricia (IMO: 9150200) has overall length of 260.00 m, moulded beam of 32.00 m and maximum draft of 11.00 m. The deadweight of the carrier is 48,307 DWT, the gross tonnage is 40,465 GRT and the maximum capacity is 3,961 TEU. The container ship was built in 1997 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea.