Emma Maersk towed to Palermo for repair

Europe

Monday, February 18, 2013

Maersk Line said the Emma Maersk is being towed to a repair facility in Palermo, Italy, for further repairs. In February the containership, the largest in Maersk's fleet, experienced an ingress of water in the engine room just after it commenced southbound transit through the Suez Canal en route to Asia. The captain decided to terminate the planned voyage and go alongside the nearby Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT). The company said the exact cause of the incident ...

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