Fire-Ravaged Maersk Honam to Be Towed to Jebel Ali


Maersk Line’s ultra large containership Maersk Honam, which was hit by a major fireon March 6, will be towed to Jebel Ali, the UAE, where its cargo will be off-loaded.
The estimated time of arrival (ETA) is still to be confirmed, and may be approximately two weeks from now, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) said citing its 2M alliance partner.

“Based on a limited amount of information to hand, MSC reasonably expects that a substantial proportion of the cargo located after, behind the ship’s accommodation area should be in sound condition. Unfortunately, we must assume, based on the details to date, that most containers located in front of the accommodation area are damaged by fire, heat or the water used to fight the fire,”MSC said in a customer advisory.

“We will only be able to clarify the situation once the cargo has been discharged at the port of refuge and inspected.”
Maersk Line said earlier that the berthing and discharging operations of the fire-ravaged boxship would result in high extraordinary costs.
The company has therefore decided to declare General Average, under which all parties with a financial interest in the voyage are to proportionally share the losses resulting from the incident.

The Danish carrier appointed Richards Hogg Lindley (RHL), London as the General Adjuster and they will keep all containers under their control until security arrangements have been made with the Average Adjusters, both for General Average and Salvage.
The fire has claimed the lives of five of 27 seafarers that were manning the ship prior to the incident.
A full investigation into the case is expected to determine the cause of the fire and the impact to the vessel and cargo.
 
 
馬士基航運公司3月6日受到大火的超大型集裝箱船Maersk Honam 將被拖至阿聯酋傑貝阿里卸載其貨物。
地中海航運公司(MSC)引用2M聯盟合作的宣稱,預計到港時間(ETA)仍有待確認,大約在兩週後。
“根據手上有限的信息,MSC預計,位於船舶後方的住宿區域後面大部分貨物應保持良好狀態。不幸的是,根據目前的詳細情況,我們必須假設位於住宿區前方的大多數集裝箱都因火災,高溫或用於滅火的水而受損,“ MSC在一份客戶諮詢報告中表示。

“一旦貨物在避難港卸貨並檢查,我們將能夠澄清所有情況。”
馬士基航運公司先前表示,火災肆虐的船的停泊和卸貨操作將導致非常高的成本。
因此,該公司決定宣布平均值,根據該平均值,所有在航程中擁有經濟利益的各方將按比例分攤事件造成的損失。

丹麥航空公司任命倫敦Richards Hogg Lindley(RHL)擔任總調整員,他們將保留所有集裝箱,直到與平均調解委員達成安全協議,包括共同海損和打撈。
事故發生前,有27名船員中有5人遇難,火災造成5人死亡
預計該案件的全面調查將確定起火原因以及對船隻和貨物的影響。

 
Imformation Source: World Maritime News
Image Courtesy: The Maritime Executive