MAERSK SEMBAWANG INCIDENT

[Karl GOLHEN]

Inbound from Colombo, Sri Lanka, MAERSK SEMBAWANG hit severe weather conditions in the Bay of Biscay. 26 containers were lost in the sea and 47 were damaged on deck. The ship is now in Le Havre, France for inspection and unloading.

Photos here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/lehavre-ships/

MAERSK SEMBAWANG
6478 TEU
Year Built: 2007
Length x Breadth: 319 m X 40 m
DeadWeight: 85250 t

[henrycourt]

Only one row affected, looks to me like the string wasn't tied tight enough !!! jw