Two #Maersk Supply Vessels Sink En Route to Turkish Shipbreaker – gCaptain
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The Maersk Supply vessel Maersk Shipper.
File photo : Maersk Supply Service
Two Maersk offshore supply vessels have sunk off the coast of France during a tow to a ship recycling yard in Turkey where they were due to be scrapped.
The Maersk Supply Service vessels, Maersk Searcher and Maersk Shipper, were unmanned when they sank Thursday approximately 60 miles off the coast of France, Maersk Supply COO Claus Bachmann said in a statement.
“We can confirm that the Maersk Supply Service vessel, Maersk Battler, lost two towed supply vessels on December 22,” Bachmann said.
“The two towed vessels were unmanned. There are 10 people on board the towing vessel Maersk Battler. All are well and accounted for. Coast guard of France has been informed of the incident,” he added.
à joindre au dossier sur la #démolition_navale #démantèlement_sur_la_plage #beach_scrapping
Maersk est dans le collimateur sur le sujet : malgré différents accidents mortels à Alang, Pakistan et Chittagong, Bangladesh et les soucis environnementaux, la société vient de confirmer son programme de démantèlement sur la plage arguant du respect des normes par les chantiers auxquels elle confie ses coques.