On Saturday the last water was pumped out of the engine of Maersk Line’s container ship Emma Maersk, which lies in a shipyard in Palermo. Force Technology must now along with other experts try to find the cause of the accident.
"One of the questions we would like to have answered is whether the damage is something special for Emma Maersk, or if it can occur on the seven other ships in the series", says operations manager of Maersk Line, Palle B. Laursen.
A team of experts from Maersk Line, Force Technology and Rolls-Royce, together with the classification bureau ABS, have inspected the damage at close range.
The detached thrust gear will now be examined by the manufacturer Rolls-Royce, while the crack in the tunnel is cut out and sent to be studied at FORCE Technology in Københan.
Emma Maersk was hit by severe water ingress in the engine 01 February while the ship was at the entrance to the Suez Canal. The leakage occurred in the front of the two tunnels.
Connoisseurs have discussed how water could penetrate the engine from the over 100-meter-long shaft tunnel. There are many watertight doors which are supposed to keep water out.
A team of experts from Maersk Line, Force Technology and Rolls-Royce, together with the classification bureau ABS, have inspected the damage at close range.
The detached thrust gear will now be examined by the manufacturer Rolls-Royce, while the crack in the tunnel is cut out and sent to be studied at FORCE Technology in Københan.
Emma Maersk was hit by severe water ingress in the engine 01 February while the ship was at the entrance to the Suez Canal. The leakage occurred in the front of the two tunnels.
Connoisseurs have discussed how water could penetrate the engine from the over 100-meter-long shaft tunnel. There are many watertight doors which are supposed to keep water out.
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