An investigation is currently under way following the grounding of the Maersk Saigon earlier this week.
Maersk Line’s 108 180 deadweight tonne (DWT) containership, Maersk Saigon, ran aground at Port of Santos access channel in Brazil after departing the port on Monday.
“On 7 December 2015 at 2.17 pm local time Maersk Saigon was grounded during her departure manoeuvre at the BTP Terminal in Santos, Brazil. “Maersk Saigon was departing towards Port Elizabeth, South Africa, (on the ASAS service). She is a Maersk Line-operated time charter vessel managed by E.R. Schiffahrt,” Maersk Line said in a statement.
The vessel was refloated and is currently safely anchored while awaiting further inspection to assess any potential structural damages.
Maersk Line added that the vessel’s crew was safe and no one had been injured.
