Fire on board of mega-boxship ZIM Rotterdam, Red Sea updated 31st Aug


Fire occurred on board of mega-boxship ZIM Rotterdam, according to some reports it happened on Aug 23, according to other reports it happened on Aug 27, no other details available. Vessel en route from Port Klang to Felixstowe as of afternoon Aug 28 is drifting of Sokhna, some 20 nautical miles south of Suez, Red Sea.
ZIM Rotterdam, IMO 9398450, dwt 116499, capacity 10062 TEU, built 2010, flag Liberia, manager ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING.


ZIM Rotterdam drifting in Red sea, reason unknown
Category :- AccidentsAuthor :- Editorial 
Posted on August 31, 2013, 10:57 pm
On Aug 31 ZIM Rotterdam was actually drifting in northern Red sea since Aug 30, moving around by making tacks at some 2 knots speed.
On Aug 28 vessel was drifting for some time off Egyptian port Sakhna, reportedly for fixing the consequences of the fire, which occurred on Aug 23 or 27. Vessel was en route from Port Klang to Felixstowe. Major General Hassan Fallah, head of the Red Sea Ports Authority, forbade Zim Rotterdam from entering any of the ports on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez on Aug 30. He informed the crew of Zim Rotterdam that they were not welcome to enter the Red Sea Ports in South Sinai or the Red Sea Governorate. No explanation given.
On Aug 29 vessel started moving out of Egypt waters and Gulf of Suez at a reduced speed.
Container ship ZIM Rotterdam, IMO 9398450, dwt 116499, capacity 10062 TEU, built 2010, flag Liberia, manager ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING.

 



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