THE INCIDENT:
As the last few containers were being loaded on the deck of a 3,000 gross ton inter-island cargo vessel she capsized and sank alongside the dock, damaging the dock as she went down. The Port Authority issued a wreck removal order. The Club invited tenders for the removal operation and a contract was finally agreed with a Singapore-based salvage company. The wreck removal was effected using a large sheerlegs which had to be towed over 2,000 miles to the site of the accident. The wreck was cut up into manageable sections and dumped at sea. The berth was finally cleared some five months after the ship went down. The majority of the cargo was a total loss.