Posted on 12/21/2020 12:03:36 PM PST by Oatka
Some new drone footage shot as the ONE Apus was arriving in Japan last week gives us the first aerial view of the extent of damage on the deck of the ship after its historic cargo loss in the Pacific Ocean.
The video was commissioned by W K Webster & Co., a leading global marine and transit claims consultancy.
The owners and managers of the containership estimate that 1,816 containers were lost overboard when the ONE Apus encountered severe weather as it sailed towards Long Beach, California on November 30.
The number of containers damaged but remaining on deck is yet to be determined, but these images (and what we’ve seen already) show that the number is likely to be significant.
“It can be seen that there are 22 bays on deck of which 16 have collapsed to both port and starboard, leaving only 6 intact / partially intact. With 20 rows of containers per bay and with stack heights of between 6 and 8 containers, we anticipate that approximately 2,250 containers have been lost or damaged. It will also be noted that the very vast majority appear to be 40 foot units and therefore equivalent to approximately 4,500 TEU,” said a spokesperson for W K Webster.
To put this in perspective, ONE Apus has a capacity of a little more than 14,000 TEU, or twenty-foot equivalent units, so if 4,500 TEU were lost or damaged, it means that more than a third of the ship’s entire cargo could be impacted by this incident.
(Excerpt) Read more at gcaptain.com ...
Weather reported by commercial weather routers appear conflicting and best as I could tell seemed to be moderate winds but enormous swells from a distant or dissipated storm. A guess I have as to the root cause is that the Captain maintained the planned, fastest course to Long Beach and took the 50ft swells on the beam causing radical rolls.
Container ships in particular are extremely pressured to maintain planned schedules. Missing a berth appointment can mean a week or three swinging at anchor and add millions of dollars to the ship owner's costs.
It is a beauty.
Here is the biggest middle frame going up, at the beginning.
And never mind thousands of containers floating around for people to slam into.
So what was the final bill for materials?
A ship weighing millions of pounds might have a skin an inch thick. This is, relative to the mass, a thin film. If it hits a reef, or an iceberg, it will rip open.
A sailboat weighing thousands of pounds will have a skin that is 4 or 5mm thick. Compared to the mass, this is MUCH tougher than an oil tanker or a cruise ship. Steel sailboats slam into reef and get dents, they don't tear open.
That’s one of those steel beasts where you run it aground and think, “Man, I hope this doesn’t end up draining the ocean!”
In the late 1990s, well under 6 figures spread over 3 years, with no single bill over 4 figures.
Here's the photos:
Only one???
Impressive. A lot of quality work.
Many years ago A 40-ton work boat I was on hit a shipping container near shore. It dented a few things on the bow and the boat had to be sent out for repairs. It felt like we had hit land. Captain says a good radar is needed to look for these things. We weren’t running a good radar. :) Those containers are invisible in the water.
Both.
I’ve always loved your boat.
Bet it makes the shark from Jaws stay out of the water.
Where’s my amazon order again?
That’s a really cool project. Thanks for posting.
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