THE 4,650-TEU Safmarine Meru has been towed into the Port of Ningbo after firefighters spent five days extinguishing a blaze resulting from a collision on May 7 with the 8,800-TEU Northern Jasper, 120 nautical miles out to sea.
"Our current priorities are to safely discharge the cargo and conduct inspections to further survey the damages to the vessel," said Palle Laursen, head of Maersk ship management.
The Maersk ship was on its way to Ningbo from Qingdao when it suffered extensive damage in a collision with Norddeutsche Reederei H Schuldt's Northern Jasper.
The Safmarine Meru, with 400 laden containers aboard, caught fire, prompting its crew of 22 to abandon ship. The Northern Jasper was in ballast and suffered damage to its bulbous bow.
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