It took almost three weeks for the hotspots to be put out since the vessel reached anchorage outside the Jebel Ali Port (UAE), with several hotspots remaining on board.
“The vessel is now tentatively expected to berth by week 22, starting on May 22, when the discharging operations will commence. If everything proceeds as planned, the operations are estimated to last 4 to 7 days,” the update reads.
The berthing and discharging operations of the fire-ravaged boxship are expected to result in high extraordinary costs, as confirmed by Maersk Line.
The company has declared General Average, under which all parties with a financial interest in the voyage are to proportionally share the losses resulting from the incident.
“We respectfully remind you that it is imperative to ensure that your insurers submit the GA and Salvage security bonds to allow release.
Salvors have confirmed this morning (May 15) their demand for salvage security in height of 42.5 pct. An additional 11.5 pct is required by Richard Hogg Lindley (“RHL”) as GA deposit. The submission of the GA and Salvage securities is a prerequisite for the cargo to be released for on-carriage from Jebel Ali,” MSC stressed.
Following completion of the discharging operations, the containers identified as potentially damaged will undergo an inspection at Jebel Ali and relevant customers will be invited to be represented at a joint inspection.
Containers that are identified as sound will be loaded at first opportunity to reach their final destination. In the event of a damage identified after delivery, joint inspections can be arranged, MSC added.
Maersk Honam was hit by a serious fire on March 6, while sailing around 900 nautical miles southeast of Salalah, Oman. The fire claimed the lives of a total of five crew members.
根據地中海航運公司（MSC）的最新消息，馬士基航運公司的超大型集裝箱船Maersk Honam上的潛在危險基本上已經被撲滅。
自船舶當初抵達Jebel Ali港口（阿聯酋）之後，這些潛在危險已經花了差不多三個星期的時間撲滅。
“現在暫時預計該船將在22日開始停泊，從5月22日開始，屆時將開始卸貨。如果一切按計劃進行，操作估計將持續4至7天，“更新內容如下。
如馬士基航運公司確認的那樣，火災肆虐的郵輪的停泊和卸貨作業預計將導致非常高的成本。
該公司已經宣布了普通平均值，根據該平均值，所有在航程中擁有財務利益的各方將按比例分攤事件造成的損失。
“我們恭敬地提醒您，必須確保您的保險公司提交GA和Salvage保證金以允許放貨。
救助人員今天上午（5月15日）證實了他們對海上救助安全的需求高度為42.5厘米。理查德霍格林德利（“RHL”）要求增加11.5％的提撥。提交GA和Salvage證券是從Jebel Ali放行貨物的先決條件， “MSC強調。
在完成卸貨作業後，確定有可能損壞的集裝箱將在Jebel Ali接受檢查，並邀請相關客戶參加聯合檢查。
確定為完好的貨櫃將在第一時間裝載到達最終目的地。如果發貨後發現損壞，可以安排聯合檢查，MSC補充說。
3月6日，馬士基湖南航空公司遭遇 嚴重火災，航行時間為阿曼塞拉萊東南900海裡。這場大火共奪走了五名機組人員的生命。
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