A 2,480 teu feeder containership, Ze Hong, owned by Shanghai-based Zhonggu Shipping was stranded when it ran aground at Bayuquan port area of Yingkou Port yesterday.
Yingkou Maritime Safety Administration sent a team of tugboats to the scene, although no casualties or oil leakage have been reported so far.
According to the administration, the vessel deviated from the navigation channel and went into shallow waters when it was sailing into the port.
The authorities will conduct a detailed investigation into the cause of the incident once operations to refloat the vessel are completed.
