EBBA MAERSK

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More Maersk ships diverted around Cape of Good Hope

As the attacks by the Houthi militia in the Red Sea continud, the shipping company Maersk has instructed four container ships to sail through the Suez Canal again and then take the long route around Africa to Asia, to avoid possible attacks by the rebels. Affected were the "Maersk Genoa", "Maersk Londrina", "Ebba Maersk" and "Gjertrud Maersk", which have been lying south of the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah in the Red Sea for the past few days due to attacks from Yemen. They will be rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope, according to Maersk's schedule. A fifth ship, the 'Maersk Utah', which is also in the area, has not yet been diverted, but it will not go past Yemen, according to the company.

Container ship lost MOB twice

On July 17, 2015, the "Ebba Maersk" lost a MOB boat at 9.15. a.m. near the anchorage area of Schouwenbank. The pilot boat "Pollux" secured it alongside until it was taken over by the KNRM lifeboat "Dorus Rijkers" and was transferred to the "Ebba Maersk" by a line. Also the "Neeltje Jans" of the KNRM-station Stellendam was alerted but could return to its station before being on scene. The crew of the container ship waited for calmer weather before the MOB boat was taken back on board. Short time after the "Dorus Rijkers" returned to its station she was alerted again by the Coast Guard center that the MOB of the Ebba Maersk had slipped for the second time. After a brief consultation it was decided that the lifeboat "Antoinette" of the KNRM station Stellendam would be tasked to take the boat to the port of Stellendam. The "Ebba Maersk" docked at the PSA Deurganck Terminal in Antwerp on July 18 at 9.30 a.m. and sailed again in the morning of July 20 bound to Suez. Dutch report with photo: https://www.knrm.nl/waar-wij-zijn/reddingstations/neeltje-jans/reddingrapporten/opgeroepen-voor-losgeslagen-man-over-boord-mob-bootje-64a5afb5ad