Two large containerships collided Tuesday night at Malaysia’s Port Klang, sparking fires in the forward container stacks of both vessels.
The containerships involved were the Marshall Islands-flagged MV San Felipe and the Maltese-flagged MV Al Riffa. A photo from the scene shows a large fire in the cargo area of the San Felipe and damage to some of the containers on deck.
A spokesman for the Port Klang Fire and Rescue Services Department said that they were notified of the incident at approximately 8 p.m. local time, according to reports. The spokesman added that a fire broke out onboard the Al Riffa and it was towed away from the scene to prevent the fire from spreading to the wharf.
No injuries have been reported.
Looking at the AIS data from both vessels, it appears the inbound MV San Felipe struck the moored Al Riffa.
Firefighting operations were expected to continue overnight.
The 13,500 TEU MV Al Riffa is part of the UASC fleet and was delivered in 2012.
Update: Full Statement below from Bernhard Schulte Ship Management, managers of the 8,700 TEU San Felipe is below:
Two large containerships collided Tuesday night at Malaysia’s Port Klang, sparking fires in the forward container stacks of both vessels.The containerships involved were the Marshall Islands-flagged MV San Felipe and the Maltese-flagged MV Al Riffa. A photo from the scene shows a large fire in the cargo area of the San Felipe and damage to some of the containers on deck.A spokesman for the Port Klang Fire and Rescue Services Department said that they were notified of the incident at approximately 8 p.m. local time, according to reports. The spokesman added that a fire broke out onboard the Al Riffa and it was towed away from the scene to prevent the fire from spreading to the wharf.No injuries have been reported.Looking at the AIS data from both vessels, it appears the inbound MV San Felipe struck the moored Al Riffa.Firefighting operations were expected to continue overnight.The 13,500 TEU MV Al Riffa is part of the UASC fleet and was delivered in 2012.Update: Full Statement below from Bernhard Schulte Ship Management, managers of the 8,700 TEU San Felipe is below:
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