MUNKEBO MAERSK

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Two Maersk ship assisted disabled vessel

The 'Manila Maersk' (IMO: 9780469) and 'Munkebo Maersk' assisted the 'Freya' with four people on board, which had issued a Mayday call after loss of steering in adverse weather conditions in pos. 12 45 07.2 N, 054 18 18.6 E, approximately eight nautical miles northeast of Socotra Island in the Arabian Sea on July 28, 2023, at 8 a.m. UTC. The vessel had requested a tow to a safe place for repairs. Upon the Mayday relay, the 'Manila Maersk' provided a lee until 1.45 p.m. The vessel attempted to contact local MRCC to assume coordination. UKMRCC had attempted to contact Yemen, Oman, UAE, and Saudi Arabia to pass coordination but was unsuccessful. The UKMTO tasked vessels, a South Korean warship, and a Yemeni warship as well as the 'Kmax Emperor' were contacted as they were the next to the 'Freya'. , however, they were 27 nautical miles away and were proceeding at five knots due to the weather in the area. The 'Munkebo Maersk' (IMO: 9632117) stayed on scene providing a lee until 9.30 p.m. UTC, Jul 28. The vessel was then taken in tow by a dhow en route to Socotra at a speed of three knots.

Container loss in the Northsea

Enroute from Rotterdam, where she had sailed on Jan 3, 2017, to Bremerhaven the "Munkebo Maersk" lost five containers over board in the Northsea on Jan 4. Several tenhousand small toys, the former contents of surprise chocolate eggs, drifted onto the shore of Langeoog in the run of the day. They had been stored in one of the containers which was destined from Yangshang to Russia. The container ship berthed at the Strom Quay Eurogate in Bremerhaven on Jan 5 at 3.20 a.m. Photos: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1VwLUmXgAAquXd.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1Vwq4pXgAQJaPu.jpg

Largest ship to sail the Thames arrives at DP World London Gateway

THE Munkebo Maersk became the largest ship to ever sail up the River Thames as it called at DP World London Gateway, the UK’s newest deep-sea port hub. The 399 metre long, 60 metre wide, 195,000 ton Triple-E class vessel – equivalent in length to almost four football pitches – and capable of carrying more than 18,300 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) is one of the largest container vessels in the world, operating on Maersk’s new East-West Network. Advertisement It was drawn alongside DP World London Gateway Port, adjacent to Europe’s largest logistics park, at 7.30am on Thursday 26th February, with the help of the Port of London Authority’s pilots. It comes just weeks after the Edith Maersk called at DP World London Gateway, which at 366 metres, had held the previous record for the largest ship to sail up the River Thames. With quay cranes among the tallest in the world, coupled with cutting-edge, automated technology, DP World London Gateway enables vessels of this size and bigger to berth closer to two thirds of the UK market, removing unnecessary supply chain costs. The Munkebo Maersk’s call also comes just two weeks after DP World announced that it is moving forward with plans for a new 400 metre third berth at London Gateway, scheduled to be operational in the second half of 2016. Chief Executive of DP World London Gateway, Simon Moore, said: “This is yet another record and landmark moment for DP World London Gateway. http://www.yourthurrock.com/Largest-ship-sail-Thames-arrives-DP-World/story-26093930-detail/story.html