The container ship collided with the fishing boat and had docked in Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places...

According to foreign media reports, at midnight on April 12, about 42 nautical miles off the coast of Mangaluru in southwest India, the container ship APL LE HAVRE collided with the Indian fishing boat Rabbal (or Rabbah).

The cargo ship crew immediately launched a rescue operation after noticing the incident, saving five fishermen, three of whom died and nine others missing on the fishing boat. The Navy and Coast Guard have arrived to join in the search for the missing fishermen.

(Photo source: foreign media)

APL LE HAVRE , registered in Singapore , was built in 2012, with a length of 354 meters, a width of 46 meters and a draft of 15 meters. The ship is deployed on the direct route between India and Pakistan, and the shipping companies that share the cabin include CMA, COSCO, RCL, ZIM, BEN LINE, etc.

The editor learned from the ship information website that the ship had called at Tianjin, Ningbo, Qingdao, Yangtze River Estuary, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places in China . It is unknown how many Chinese sellers' goods were carried on the ship ...

The ship was originally scheduled to arrive at 16:30 on April 13, but due to the accident, the ship was delayed. According to the forecast of Ship Information Network, the ship is expected to arrive at the New Port of Mumbai on April 15.

Previously, the ship had caught fire in Indian waters. In August 2019, four containers behind the living area of ​​APL LE HAVRE caught fire in the waters near Gujarat, India, about 40 nautical miles southwest of Porbandar Port.

Recently, container ship accidents have occurred one after another, causing many sellers to suggest that shipping companies should burn incense ...

On March 23, the Ever Given that ran aground in the Suez Canal attracted global attention. To this day, the news that "Japanese shipowners refuse to pay 6 billion in compensation for the Suez Canal" is still on the hot search;

On April 9, a container on the container ship INTERASIA CATALYST caught fire while sailing.

On the evening of April 10, a bulk carrier collided with a container ship in the main channel near Buoy 60 of Guangzhou Port, causing the bulk carrier to sink.

As the saying goes, sailing is full of risks. Accidents are inevitable when sailing across the ocean. Sellers who choose sea transportation should pay more attention to the condition of their goods and communicate with customers in time if there are delays in the shipping schedule. Natural disasters and accidents are uncontrollable, but within the controllable range, sellers should declare dangerous goods truthfully, and consider buying insurance for goods with high value ...

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