A Singapore-registered containership allided with an iconic coaching tall ship at berth in Australia’s Port of Fremantle on Friday, inflicting injury to each vessels.
The 332-meter field ship Maersk Shekou was continuing into the harbor underneath pilotage, assisted by 4 tugs when it struck the STS Leeuwin II, which was at berth.
Two night time watch crew members on board the 55-meter tall ship have been taken to a close-by hospital for non-life-threatening accidents, whereas the 26 crew members on board the containership are unhurt.
The allision prompted the mast of STS Leeuwin II to break down and resulted in damages to the Maersk Shekou’s hull. The allision additionally introduced injury to the berth and the roof of the WA Maritime Museum. No air pollution has been reported.
STS Leeuwin II is a three-masted barquentine constructed to a design by native naval architect Len Randell by Australian Shipbuilding Industries Pty Ltd (now BAE Programs Australia) and launched in 1986. Based mostly in Fremantle. it’s operated by Leeuwin Ocean Journey Basis, a non-profit group that runs youth coaching voyages alongside the West Australian coast
“Our foremost precedence is to help our injured crew, our ideas are with them and we are going to do all attainable to help them with a speedy restoration,” the Leeuwin Ocean Journey Basis stated in a press release. “The vessel is dismasted, this may lead to a pause in our crusing program for the close to time period. Once we can safely assess her, we will likely be placing collectively a plan to rebuild.”
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) stated it’s involved the with containership’s supervisor in addition to the Fremantle Port Authority whereas an investigation into the reason for the incident is ongoing.
Maersk Shekou is at present moored at berth within the Fremantle Container Terminal to help with the investigations by the Australian Maritime Security Authority (AMSA) and Fremantle Ports.