Hamburg Sud’s 10,500 teu Cap San Antonio, while en route to Paranagua, took out a passenger jetty at Santos in Brazil yesterday. The ship suffered a hole in its portside hull with ballast water seeping out. The ship was taken to an outer anchorage and is now awaiting some repairs.
, while en route to Paranagua, took out a passenger jetty at Santos in Brazil yesterday. The ship suffered a hole in its portside hull with ballast water seeping out. The ship was taken to an outer anchorage and is now awaiting some repairs.Investigators have yet to suggest how the accident, which was caught on video, happened. There have been no reports of injuries or pollution.
In 2018, a similar accident happened involving a Hapag-Lloyd ship and the same passenger jetty.
Big ships = big headaches and bigger problems. Clearly the viewer can hear the wind in this clip. Making the handling of the modern mega-box ship even more challenging.
Box ships of today, which owners seem to want more of, are presenting many challenges to ports that have NOT changed their infrastructure or geographical size. The same waterways of yesteryear with small conventional tugs, are today welcoming gargantuan ships with larger more able, modern tugs. Are they enough? Are they being used to ‘escort’ in addition to assist in berthing?
These videos are now becoming commonplace. But nobody seems too worried about it. Until you look at your insurance bill. The claims from these accidents are impacting everyone and everywhere, not just the maritime industry.