Mega container ship struck pier at a container terminal in Jade Weser Port, Wilhelmshaven, shortly after midday Apr 6, during berthing maneuvers.
The ship’s stern reportedly sustained damages, some 150 meters of pier were also damaged. The ship arrived from Gdansk, Poland.
It isn’t clear what happened next – the giant ship stopped some 300 meters off pier, as of 1410 UTC Apr 7 remained in the same position off pier, with 4-5 tugs around her.
Container Ship COSCO SHIPPING GALAXY is currently located at UKC – North Sea at position 53° 35′ 34.3″ N, 008° 09′ 12.2″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-04-07 20:53 UTC (3 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from West direction at force 6 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port WILHELMSHAVEN, DE after a voyage of 2 days, 16 hours originating from port GDANSK, PL.
COSCO SHIPPING GALAXY (IMO: 9795634) is a Container Ship that was built in 2019 (3 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Hong Kong.
Its carrying capacity is 21000 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 13.6 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 399.9 meters and her width is 58.6 meters.
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Sources Marine Traffic + by Mikhail Voytenko
