11 Thought Lifeless After Worldwide Transport Collision
By no means allow them to let you know worldwide delivery isn’t harmful. The hazards of delivery cargo throughout the seas and oceans from port to port are ever current, even with out terrorism or piracy.
At about 2:22am on Monday, Might 5th, the container ship MOL Motivator 021E collided with the cargo vessel Zhong Xing 2 in Chinese language territorial waters.
Whereas the harm to the MOL Motivator was minor and none of its cargo reported broken, in line with a buyer information letter from Hapag-Lloyd, the Zhong Xing 2 was not so fortunate.
The a lot smaller cargo vessel sunk with its cement cargo and, a lot worse, it might appear 11 of its 12 crew members trapped aboard.
Search events have been on the lookout for the 11 crew members. South China Morning Publish experiences:
An air and sea search-and-rescue operation co-ordinated by the Guangdong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre was launched, the Hong Kong Marine Division mentioned. Mainland authorities additionally deployed a fixed-wing aircraft to look the realm.
From Hong Kong, seven Marine Police launches, three fireboats, two diving vessels and a Authorities Flying Service helicopter have been additionally concerned within the search.
Captain Bruce Wong Ho-man, deputy supervisor of flight operations with the Authorities Flying Service, mentioned a helicopter was despatched out on two sorties – as soon as within the morning and as soon as within the afternoon.[1]
All this has been to no avail, main most to imagine that the 11 lacking crew have been trapped aboard and unable to flee earlier than the cargo vessel sank. However the search nonetheless continues.
The one discovered crew member was rescued by a passing fishing boat a few half hour after the collision in line with the South China Morning Publish.
The South China Morning Publish went on to explain the 46-year-old survivor as a mainland man, saying he suffered minor scratches to the legs and arms and was ferried to Hong Kong earlier than being taken for therapy to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai.
Authorities are nonetheless investigating the reason for the accident.
Safety4Sea reported that heavy rain and low visibility are mentioned to have been components within the collision, however native authorities haven’t confirmed whether or not or not this info is true.
Safety4Sea additionally experiences an oil slick has been noticed together with particles from the cargo vessel and container ship collision.
The accident is a tragic reminder of the hazards of ocean delivery for the women and men working arduous at sea to move shippers’ import and export cargo. It’s additionally a reminder to shippers of the significance of cargo insurance coverage.
Whereas the crew members and cargo of the Zhong Xing 2 have been misplaced, the MOL Motivator was capable of proceed to Yantian in line with the Hapag-Lloyd buyer information letter because it was nonetheless capable of sail below its personal energy in line with a MOL press launch.[2]
The MOL Motivator 021E was then changed within the SVS Service it was crusing in by the MOL Precision 062E in Yantian as a precaution.
The Hapag-Lloyd buyer information letter detailed that the MOL Motivator was phased out after full discharge on Tuesday, Might 6th and the MOL Precision was phased in on Wednesday, Might 7th.
The MOL Precision is taking up all east-bound export cargo whereas all of the west-bound import cargo had already been discharged in earlier ports with the MOL Motivator’s common rotation.
Right here at Common Cargo Administration, we’re taking a second to hope for or consider the crew misplaced on this tragic accident and their households as our particular person religion permits.
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