HULL CRACK INTERRUPTS SEA-LAND SHIP’S VOYAGE
A Sea-Land containership’s westbound transpacific voyage was interrupted when a 15-foot-long crack was detected in the vessel’s hull, the company said.
The 2,800-TEU Sea-Land Innovator was en route to Dutch Harbor, Alaska, when the crack was discovered. The vessel was deployed within the TP-2 transpacific service operated jointly by Sea-Land and Maersk Line.
The ship was brought back to Tacoma, where its cargo was discharged and transshipped. The vessel then was moved to a shipyard in Vancouver, British Columbia, for further inspection.
Sea-Land said the cause of the crack wasn’t immediately
known.
