Singapore: Maersk ship grounds off Sebarok

PortWorld News 16 Sep 09;

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) says that the container ship Maersk Kendal ran aground on Wednesday at the Sebarok Beacon, less than a kilometre south of Sebarok island.
Sebarok island is situated some nine kilometres south of Singapore and houses oil storage tanks for tenants said to include Vopak and SPC, along with berthing for VLCCs, as its jetties are surrounded by deep waters.

The Maersk Kendal was transiting the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) from the east, bound for the Malaysian port of Tanjung Pelapas when it grounded.

Initial reports cited no injury or pollution.

Shipping in the TSS and adjacent waters has not been affected by the grounding, according to the MPA.

The MPA has broadcast navigational warnings to warn other vessels to keep clear of the Maersk Kendal and to navigate with caution.

According to separate maritime sources, the UK-flagged Maersk Kendal is an 84,771 deadwight tonne box ship owned and managed by the Maersk group and run by Maersk Line, with capacity for 6,188 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
Cowan Thant Zin, 16th September 2009 09:45 GMT


GROUNDING OF “MAERSK KENDAL” AT SEBAROK BEACON ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2009
MPA 16 Sep 09;

At about 0715hrs on 16 September 2009, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that a United Kingdom-registered container ship, MV "Maersk Kendal" ran aground at the Sebarok Beacon, about 0.7 km south of Sebarok island.

The "Maersk Kendal" was transiting the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) from the east, bound for the port of Tanjong Pelepas when she ran aground.

There are no reports of injury or oil pollution. Shipping in the TSS and adjacent waters has not been affected by the grounding. The MPA has broadcasted navigational warnings to warn other vessels to keep clear of the "Maersk Kendal" and to navigate with caution.

The vessel is in stable condition and the shipowners have arranged for a salvage company to attend to the grounded vessel. MPA will investigate the incident.

For media enquiries, please contact the MPA hotline at 6375-1643.

British ship runs aground
Straits Times 16 Sep 09;

A BRITAIN registered container ship ran aground in Singapore water on Wednesday morning, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

The vessel, MV 'Maersk Kendal' ran aground at about 7.15 am at the Sebarok Beacon, about 0.7 km south of the island.

MPA said the ship was transiting the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) from the east, bound for the port of Tanjong Pelepas when she ran into trouble.

The MPA said there were no reports of injury or oil pollution.

It added that shipping in the TSS and adjacent waters has not been affected by the grounding, and the vessel is in stable

condition.

The shipowners have arranged for a salvage company to attend to the grounded vessel.

Boxship runs aground off Pulau Sebarok
Vincent Wee, Business Times 16 Sep 09;

(SINGAPORE) Container vessel Maersk Kendal ran aground yesterday morning at the Sebarok Beacon but the vessel was in stable condition and awaiting salvage.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it received a report at 7.15am that the 6,200 twenty foot-equivalent unit (TEU) UK-flagged vessel had run aground at the beacon about 700 metres south of Pulau Sebarok. The island off the south coast of the main Singapore island houses a massive oil storage terminal.

Maersk Kendal was reportedly transiting the traffic separation scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Straits from the east, bound for the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in south-western Johor when it ran aground.

There were no reports of injury or oil pollution, MPA said. Shipping in the TSS and adjacent waters has not been affected and the MPA has broadcast navigational warnings to other vessels to keep clear of the vessel and to navigate with caution, it added.

The shipowners have arranged for a salvage company to attend to the grounded vessel. MPA said it will investigate the incident.

Container ship runs aground at Sebarok Beacon
By Shaffiq Alkhatib, 938LIVE Channel NewsAsia 16 Sep 09;

SINGAPORE: A container ship ran aground on Wednesday morning at the Sebarok Beacon, less than a kilometre south of Sebarok Island.

The United Kingdom-based "Mearsk Kendal" was bound for the port of Tanjong Pelepas in Johor when it ran aground.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said there are no reports of injury or oil pollution.

The vessel is in a stable condition and the shipowners have arranged for a salvage company to attend to it. Shipping in the surrounding waters is also not affected by the incident.

The MPA, which will investigate the incident, has broadcast navigational warnings to warn other vessels to keep clear of the site and navigate with caution.


- 938LIVE/so

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