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Emma Maersk disabled, engine room flooded

Asia

Monday, February 04, 2013

Emma Maersk The Emma Maersk , until recently the largest containership in the world, has been taken out of service after its engine room flooded and the vessel lost power. The ship was transiting the Suez Canal Friday on a voyage from Europe to Asia when the incident occurred. It is currently discharging cargo at the Suez Canal Container Terminal and cargo will be placed on other Maersk ships for transport to Asia. The ship was carrying 13,537 TEUs, 6,425 TEUs of...

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