Salvage Tug Will Take Another Week to Reach Disabled Maersk Ship

Maersk container ship is drifting in the Atlantic wait for a towing vessel (Maersk file photo)

As part of our Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector ongoing work, we actively track, document, and inform about emerging technologies and trends. Maersk confirmed that a salvage tug left Europe yesterday, May 4, bound for its stricken containership Maersk Sana which continues to drift in the Atlantic off Bermuda. The vessel which has already been disabled for a week has “a little over a week’s time” to wait for the towage vessel to arrive.

The 102,000 dwt vessel is “safely adrift at sea,” Maersk said in response to an inquiry. The company reports the ship which was built in 2004 and is registered in Singapore has electric power and is able to operate its thruster to maneuver if necessary.  

The ship was disabled after a fire and possible engine room explosion on April 28 while approximately 354 nautical miles east of Bermuda. Go to this link to read the full article published by The Maritime Executive https://maritime-executive.com/article/salvage-tug-will-take-another-week-to-reach-disabled-maersk-ship