AL ZUBARA

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Near miss of container ship with swimmer

A man had a dramatic escape from the path of the 'Al Zubara', en route from Southampton to Le Havre, on March 6, 2022, at 9 a.m. in the Solent. The man in a dinghy had got into the path of the container ship, and after he in vain tried to start his engine, he jumped overboard and swam for his life. He escaped about 15 seconds beforeit would have struck the dinghy. The man was recovered from the water by a patrol boat and taken to hospital after treatment for shock. The Red Funnel ferry 'Red Osprey' went into a man overboard procedure and also was looking to take the man onboard. Also the The Harbour Authority for Southampton Water was investigating the near miss. Report with photo and video: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-60638458

Grounding on Suez Canal

On Dec 18, 2020, az 9.30 a.m. the 'Al Zubara' ran aground, while transiting the Suez Canal in southern direction, in the area of Ismailya . She was refloated with tugs assistance about six hours later and resumed th etransit, which was completed at around 7 p.m. UTC. The ship continued its voyage from Antwerp to Singapore with an ETA as of Dec 31.

Container loss and damage on maiden voyage

The "Al Zubara" lost at least three containers, with an unknown number of others having shifted and been damaged, in the Mediterranean Sea during the night from Jan 16 to 17, 2016, on her maiden voyage. The ship, having come from Port Klang, was caught in rough weather and hit by one or several big waves. It had to call in Málaga as emergency port in order to assess the damaged containers and goods, and fix the shifted containers. In the morning of Jan 18 the tugs "Vehintiocho" and "Vehintinueve" towed the ship to the container dock no. 9 of the Noatum Terminal at 11.15 a.m. A special crane was contracted to handle the ship. There were on the whole 12.600 TEU on board. There were several shifted boxes fore and aft, the greatest damage occurred in the front of the ship where a series of refrigerated containers were found empty. Work to remove the broken containers started in the afternoon, others were secured safely. The railings and secure lines were repaired, the vessel was inspected and resumed the maiden voyage with a slight delay, which will be compensated during the longer passages. The ship resumed its voyage on Jan 19 and had an ETA of Rotterdam as of Jan 22. Reports with photos: http://felixstowedocker.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/al-zubara-latest.html http://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/malaga/2016/01/18/atraca-mayores-barcos-contenedores-mundo/822386.html# http://www.elestrechodigital.com/transporte-de-mercancias/el-buque-al-zubara-pasa-por-malaga-para-reorganizar-su-carga-y-batir-un-record-historico/ http://www.newsmaritime.com/2016/container-ship-al-zubara-damaged-by-monster-waves-in-mediterranean-sea/ http://www.malagahoy.es/article/malaga/2199431/amarre/emergencia.html http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2394672 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2394675