The 4,544 TEU containership Maersk Gironde collided with the 6,500 CEU car carrier SFL Composer in the busy Danish Straits near Fyns Hoved, Denmark. Both vessels sustained significant above-waterline damage, but no injuries or pollution have been reported.
The Maersk Gironde suffered bow damage, while SFL Composer sustained a long scrape and a large dent with a hole near its stern.The Danish Maritime Authority is reporting that both vessels were detained for further inspections and an investigation of the incident.
The collision happened shortly before midnight local time. The two vessels were in the Danish Straits near Funen on the east coast of Denmark. They were in the deep-water channel, which is a busy shipping lane feeding into the Baltic. The Danish authorities are reporting that both ships sustained “material damage” above the waterline. There were no injuries to the crew and no reports of pollution.
SFL Composer has since been towed to the Port of Odense for repairs, while Maersk Gironde was temporarily anchored west of Zealand and may now have resumed its voyage toward Gdansk
Maersk Gironde is a 2002-built feeder vessel deployed on a North Europe shuttle service and plays a key role in the Gemini Cooperation service operated by Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd — with a reported 98% schedule reliability She is.sailing under the flag of Singapore.
SFL Composer was built in 2006 and is managed by SFL Management Singapore under charter to Volkswagen. The registered ownership is currently unconfirmed. while SFL Composer was built in 2006 and is managed by SFL Management Singapore under charter to Volkswagen ,sailing under the flag of Liberia.
The registered ownership
The registered ownership is currently unconfirmed.with reports that it was being moved to the Port of Odense.Underwater surveys of the vessels were planned for Wednesday morning. The Danish Maritime Authority did not comment on the circumstances or weather conditions at the time of the incident
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