On October 22, a container ship owned by ZIM named “ZIM KINGSTON” with a capacity of 4526TEU was sailing from Shanghai to Vancouver via Busan, about 30 nautical miles near Vancouver Island. About 40 containers fell into the sea and were lost.
The ship entering the port tilted to one side due to encountering rough weather with rough waves, causing the containers on that side to fall into the water. A helicopter deployed from Port Angeles spotted only eight containers and dropped beacons to monitor (the containers) and keep other ships away from the area.
The accident occurred near the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The accident caused at least two containers that fell into the water to contain flammable dangerous goods. The deck The upper container stack collapsed, at least two containers were crushed, and the number of damaged containers was unknown. The ship arrived in Victoria and berthed at around 1800 UTC on October 22.
After 40 containers fell into the water, the Canadian Coast Guard in Victoria and the U.S. Coast Guard issued warnings on Friday morning (October 22) that some containers were partially submerged and may not be visible. Mariners are being told to take extra care around shipping lanes leading to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where the containers are currently floating.
Before 3 pm that day, these containers were floating about 69 kilometers west of Vancouver Island. The Canadian Coast Guard has also issued a notice on NavWarn regarding navigation in the affected areas. By 4 p.m., eight of the containers had been recovered, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard District 13 in Seattle, Washington. The spokesman said two of the missing containers contained hazardous materials that could spontaneously ignite. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the Zim Kingston reported that two crushed containers on the deck also contained the same hazardous flammable materials. 
The Canadian Coast Guard said it was assessing the incident “to determine whether the container Whether there are pollution threats and hazards”. The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are jointly monitoring the situation, the organization said. The Maltese-flagged vessel anchored at Constance Anchorage in southern Victoria at 4:30 p.m. The Canadian Coast Guard said the vessel is “currently safely anchored.” According to the major shipping schedule data, the ship serves the Maersk ZP9 route; it has called domestic Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Yantian, Ningbo and Shanghai. In addition to ZIM, the shipping companies that share cabins include ALIANÇA, GOLD STAR LINE, HAMBURG SÜD, MAERSK, and MCC.
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ZIM KINGSTON Shipping Schedule
“ZIM KINGSTON” data picture
Container ship information:
ZIM KINGSTON(IMO: 9389693) is aContainer Shipregistered and sailing under the flag oMalta. Her gross tonnage is40030and deadweight is50550. ZIM KINGSTON was built in2008. ZIM KINGSTON length overall (LOA) is260.01m, beam is32.26m. Her container capacity is4253TEU. The ship is operated by DANAOS SHIPPING CO LTD. Container falling into the water accidents have occurred frequently in the past year:
·On November 30, 2020, “ONE Apus” arrived from Yantian Port Long Beach Port encountered bad weather on the way, causing 1,816 containers to be damaged and fell into the water, resulting in losses of up to 1.6 billion. (View article: ONE accident update: As many as 2,250 containers may be lost or damaged, and below-deck containers continue to be delivered to their destinations by the ship)
· December 2, 2020 On Japan, about 200 containers of the Maersk container ship “MUNICH MAERSK” crashed into the sea about 90 nautical miles north of Schiermonnikoog island. (View article: Another 200 containers fell into the water! They once called at domestic ports such as Shanghai, Ningbo, Dalian, Tianjin, etc.)
·On January 2, 2021, Evergreen’s “E”VER LIBERAL” container ship encountered huge waves and strong winds in the southwest waters of Kyushu Island, Japan, while sailing from Busan to Los Angeles, causing 36 40-foot containers to fall into the water, and another 21 40-foot containers collapsed on the ship. (View article: Sudden Hair! 36 containers fell into the water and 21 collapsed! It once called Qingdao/Shanghai/Ningbo Port! Evergreen container ship encountered an accident)
·On January 16, 2021, “MAERSK”, a subsidiary of Maersk ESSEN” encountered bad weather on its way from Xiamen to Los Angeles, causing about 750 containers to fall into the water, and some collapsed and damaged containers. (View article: More than 350 MSC containers fell into the water! The accident ship was sailing to Mexico, shipping schedule Delayed for three weeks)
·On February 16, Maersk’s container ship with a capacity of 13,100TEU named “MAERSK EINDHOVEN” was also serving Japan on the TP6 route from Xiamen to the Port of Los Angeles. Bad weather in the nearby sea caused hundreds of containers to fall into the water. (Sudden! Hundreds of containers from the Maersk container ship fell into the water! Owners of Yantian/Xiamen Port export furniture/clothing/electronic products/cooking utensils and toys are attentive)
According to a report by the World Shipping Council last November, approximately 5,000 container ships lose an average of 1,382 containers at sea every year. However, as the frequency and severity of severe weather increase, especially It is in the Pacific that the current practice of strapping and securing containers on large container ships is no longer feasible.
Container ships can undergo severe pitching and rolling, as well as a phenomenon called parametric roll, which can Ships are seen rolling 30-40 degrees or more. This powerful force can easily break the strappings and locks of a 10-storey high container stack, causing loss into the sea and damage to the remaining boxes. UK Marine Accident Investigation Bureau (MAIB) ) published last year investigated the January 2018 incident in which 137 containers were lost on the 13,460 teu CMA CGM Washington in the Pacific, concluding that the container stack collapse was caused by multiple factors, including Stacking loads are too high. Additionally, a recent paper published in the Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology concluded that new container ships have may be characterized by reducing the amount of cargo carried on board compared to existing ships. The authors add, “[Existing ships] will most likely be forced to reduce the amount of cargo loaded on board or the speed at which they operate. ”
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