Fire-Stricken Maersk Honam Berths,Starts Discharge

Maersk Line’s ultra large containership Maersk Honam, which suffered a serious fire on March 6, berthed at Jebel Ali port on Sunday, May 27, after a two-month long ordeal at sea.
The remaining hotspots on board were extinguished last week and the vessel is reported to be stable.
“The discharge operations have commenced and are estimated to last approx. four to six days, all going well,” Maersk Line said in a statement.
Now that the ship has finally berthed, its condition will be inspected and damages fully evaluated.
As pointed out earlier, the company plans to repair the ship.
The berthing and discharging operations of the fire-ravaged boxship are expected to result in high extraordinary costs, as confirmed by Maersk Line.
The company has declared General Average, under which all parties with a financial interest in the voyage are to proportionally share the losses resulting from the incident.
A full investigation in collaboration to determine the cause of the fire is underway.

5月27日星期日,馬士基航運公司的超大型集裝箱船Maersk Honam於3月6日遭遇嚴重火災,經過兩個月的海上災難後,於5月27日星期日在傑貝阿里港停泊。
船上剩餘的潛在熱點上週被撲滅,船舶據報穩定。
“卸貨工程已經開始,預計將持續約。四至六天,一切進展順利,“馬士基航運公司在一份聲明中表示。
現在船停泊了,它的情況將被檢查並且充分地評估損害。
如前所述,該公司計劃修理該船。
如馬士基航運公司確認的那樣,火災肆虐的郵輪的停泊和卸貨作業預計將導致非常高的成本。
該公司已經宣布了普通平均值,根據該平均值,所有在航程中擁有財務利益的各方將按比例分攤事件造成的損失。
正在進行全面調查以確定火災原因。


Image Courtesy: Seatrade Marinetime / Imformation Source: World Maritime News Staff