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Mol Comfort Update 2

Mol Comfort Update 2

Mol Comfort Bow Section
Photo: Captain Svend Degn, Torm Thyra

Four support vessels arrived in the area where the two sections of the Mol Comfort were adrift.  The Forward section of the container ship is near the position 15’43 N, 69’07 E. The aft portion of the was near 14’03 N 65’30 E.  The bow section was taken under tow and was proceeding back towards the Arabian Gulf.  The stern section was still being monitored.   Reports state weather conditions remain rough.  Additional reports state some oil pollution was spotted near the aft section.

Mol Comfort Bow Section
Photo: Captain Svend Degn, Torm Thyra
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Mol Comfort Update

Mol Comfort Update

The MRCC in Mumbai has reported that the sections of the Mol Comfort remain afloat.  Around noon JST on Tuesday, June 18 (07:00 local time), the fore part of the hull is drifting around 13’00″N 60’40″E, and the aft part is about 19 miles southwest from that point. At present, both parts of the ship are laden with containers and drifting in an east-northeast direction.  The sections are being monitored by the Sanderling Ace, another vessel managed by MOL.  The company is also arranging tugboats to tow both sections.

 

Enhanced by ZemantaThe reason for the 5 year old vessel to break-in-two is still not known.  Reports state the vessel could result in a lost around 83 million dollars for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL).
Mol Comfort

Mol Comfort

Photo: indianexpress.com
Photo: indianexpress.com

The 316 meter long, 90613 dwt container ship Mol Comfort broke-in-two and sank in the Indian Ocean some 200 miles off Yemen and 840 miles off Mumbai.  The Mol Comfort was en route to Jeddah from Singapore with 4,500 containers when it hit rough seas.   The vessel encountered strong winds and waves up to six meters when it suffered structural failure.  The vessel developed a crack amidships and eventually broke-in-two.   The 26 crew on board abandoned ship into the vessel’s life rafts and the lifeboat.   The Indian Coast Guard dispatched vessels to the scene and requested vessels in the area to assist.   Reports state that all 26 crew were safely rescued by the nearby vessel Yantian Express.  The Yantian Express is proceeding to Colombo, Sri Lanka.  No reports of injuries.   An oil spill was spotted, but the quantity of oil released was unknown. Several containers were spotted floating around the position where the Mol Comfort sank.

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