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Update on Emma Maersk Incident

Emma Maersk faced leakage in Suez Canal earlier this month - situation is under control Emma Maersk, one of the world's biggest container ships, in Port Said after suffering damage near the Suez Canal (Photo Credit: Maersk Line)On 1 February 2013, Emma Maersk, Maersk Line's largest container vessel, experienced ingress of water into the engine room. The vessel had just commenced its southbound transit through the Suez Canal en route to Asia. The captain decided to terminate the planned voyage and go alongside the nearby Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT).According to Captain Marius Gardastovu, there was never any real danger or panic at any point. "Of course it is a shocking experience when you look back and consider what could have happened," he says. "But given the circumstances, everything was handled as well as possible because of a close-knit crew who knew exactly what to do."She was loaded with containers equivalent to 13,537 TEU of which 6,425 were full. The first step was to identify the cargo onboard. Cargo lists were shared with local Maersk Line customer service agents who have since reached out to all its customers with cargo onboard with the relevant information.Alternate routingsAlternative arrangements for the cargo ...

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U.S. Coast Guard, NTSB launch investigation on the Carnival Triumph engine fire

The Carnival Triumph experienced an engine room fire while on a cruise in the Gulf of Mexico The U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation Tuesdayinto thecircumstances surroundinga fireaboard the Carnival Triumph, that ocurred Sunday. The Carnival Triumph experienced an engine room fire while on a four-day cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, and has been without propulsion in the Gulf of Mexico since. The ship's automatic fire extinguishing systems activated and the fire was extinguished.No injuries to guests or crew members were reported in connection to the fire.The ship is expected to arrive in Mobile, Ala., Thursday evening.Because the Carnival Triumph is a Bahamian flagged vessel, the Bahamas Maritime Authority is the primary investigative agency. In accordance with international guidelines, the U.S. will participate in this investigation as a Marine Safety Investigative State.The U.S. team is expected to arrive in Mobile Wednesday. Results of the investigation will be released to the public once the investigation by the Bahamas Maritime Authority is complete. The purpose of the investigation is to identify causal and contributing factors that led to the incident. Additionally both the crew response and effectiveness of fire fighting systems will be evaluated to ...

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