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Two near accidents missed by hair's breadth in Hamburg
ONE of the world's biggest ships, the 21,170-TEU MOL Tribute, had to drop anchor suddenly to avoid hitting another vessel in Hamburg while docking atHHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) recently, according to Bild-Zeitung newspaper.
The giant ship's movements were under tug's control, and the MOL Tribute was safely berthed without incident, reported Kiev's Maritime Bulletin.
It happened on arrival, on September 1 while the Marshall Islands-flagged ship was on her maiden voyage.
Also, another near miss took place in the Elbe when 18,300-TEU Mette Maersk was at Hamburg last week, reported the Hansa International Maritime Journal.
The speed boat didn't react to alert calls on a radio, so Maersk ship had too manoeuvre in the narrows of the Elbe, said to be a dangerous undertaking.
Harbour police later detained the boat, allegedly findings its master intoxicated.
The giant ship's movements were under tug's control, and the MOL Tribute was safely berthed without incident, reported Kiev's Maritime Bulletin.
It happened on arrival, on September 1 while the Marshall Islands-flagged ship was on her maiden voyage.
Also, another near miss took place in the Elbe when 18,300-TEU Mette Maersk was at Hamburg last week, reported the Hansa International Maritime Journal.
The speed boat didn't react to alert calls on a radio, so Maersk ship had too manoeuvre in the narrows of the Elbe, said to be a dangerous undertaking.
Harbour police later detained the boat, allegedly findings its master intoxicated.
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