![]() ![]() In the Svendborg Maersk incident, the Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board identified heavy rolling when conditions became more severe than forecasted as the probable cause. Regarding the MSC Zoe, a Dutch Safety Board investigation revealed route-specific risks and extreme hydrodynamic forces acting on the ship, the containers, and lashing systems, as the primary cause. Those incident are previously believed to be two of the worst cargo losses on record. For example, the Svendborg Maersk lost 517 units in the Bay of Biscay in 2014 and the MSC ZOE lost 342 units in the North Sea in 2019. While cargo loss of this magnitude is unprecedented, similar past incidents may hold some clues. Many online have also been asking how something like this can happen. ?ONE APUS /SvGjIHft9c- ? DecemRecord Cargo Lossīased on the estimated number of containers lost, the ONE Apus incident is thought to be the liner shipping industry’s worst cargo loss since the MOL Comfort sank in the Indian Ocean in 2013. It’s hard to say how many boxes are impacted: Lines (MOL), and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). ![]() The vessel is one of seven 14,000 built for ONE Line, which was established in 2017 through the merger of the container businesses of major Japanese shipping companies Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (“K” Line), Mitsui O.S.K. The vessel is operated by Ocean Network Express on the Far East Pacific 2 (FP2) Service. The ONE Apus is a 14,000 TEU containership built in 2019 measuring 364-meters in length and sailing under the Japanese flag. A map shows 16-meter significant wave heights associated with the Novemweather system. Weather maps however show significant wave heights of up to 16 meters associated with the weather system encountered by the vessel. Photo: Twitter to the owners and managers, weather at the time of the cargo loss was reported as wind force 4 on the Beaufort Wind Scale, corresponding to 13-18 mph winds, with north-westerly seas of 5 to 6 meters and a “long high swell”. A photo shows the ONE Apus as it arrived into view in Kobe, Japan, December 8, 2020. Among those lost were 64 Dangerous Goods containers, including 54 with fireworks, eight containing batteries and two with liquid ethanol. “Then, a thorough evaluation will be made on the exact number and type of containers that have been lost or damaged and damage to the vessel.”Īccording to initial figures published the owners and manager, some 1,816 containers were lost overboard as a result of severe weather conditions when the ship was approximately 1,600 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii. “Once the vessel and cargo are declared safe, surveyors from the various stakeholders will make their initial assessments whilst stowage planners and stevedores formulate and implement a plan to ensure the safe removal of the remaining units,” the update said. An update from the ship’s owners and managers said those operations are expected to take at least a month. While there a full safety inspection of the vessel and its remaining cargo will take place to reveal the full extent of the damage. ![]() ![]() “Chidori Ship Holding LLC as owners and NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd as managers of the container vessel ONE Apus (IMO# 9806079) can confirm that the ship is now safely berthed in the Port of Kobe after losing 1,816 containers overboard when it encountered severe weather on Monday, November 30, 2020,” the latest update said. The containership ONE Apus arrived at the Port of Kobe, Japan on Tuesday after its eight-day trek from the middle of Pacific Ocean where it lost nearly 2,000 containers during a storm. ![]()
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