It was reported that a mega container ran aground in the Malacca Strait but was successfully refloated.
What happened?
Umm Salal has a container capacity of 13,296 TEU with 1,000 reefer points and was the largest container ship in the UASC fleet when she was launched in 2011.
The UASC mega container ship Umm Salal has been refloated and is en-route to Khorfakkan Container Terminal after it ran aground in the Malacca Strait two nautical miles off Port Klang in Malaysia.
The incident occurred shortly after the box ship left the Malaysian port in the early afternoon and was en route to Khor Fakkan in the UAE.
Traffic not affected:
The vessel immediately amended its AIS status to ‘aground’ according to data, which alerted ships in the area to stay clear.
At the time, Umm Salal was aground near the heavily-trafficked shipping way, but it is understood that local shipping was not affected.
No official statement released:
There has been no official statement from UASC regarding the accident and local authorities involved in the salvage operation have not commented on what caused the ship to run aground.
A few hours after running aground, the vessel was refloated by the Malaysian supply vessel Spica and headed by her own power to an anchorage near the grounding site.
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Source: Arabian Supply Chain
