- Oil sheet spotted beside the container ship in New Jersey.
- Ship disposed to siphon fuel from the wrecked tank on 30 Sept.
YM container ship fuel tank crack, writes Nikolay Torkin in Maritime Bulletin.
On 28th September, an oil sheen was spotted alongside container ship YM MANDATE, berthed at Bayonne Container Terminal, New Jersey.
What did investigation reveal?
CG carried out an investigation and found, that fuel oil was seeping from bunker tank crack. A barge was deployed to siphon fuel from the damaged tank on 30 September.
The tank is to be repaired after all fuel is pumped out. As of morning on 1st October, the ship remained in the same position.
About Containership
Container ship YM MANDATE, IMO 9438523, dwt 83200, capacity 6572 TEU, built 2010, flag Liberia, manager Yang Ming.
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Source: MARITIME BULLETIN
