Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Container ship suffers ripped ballast tank while docking at B.C. port
The hull of the Malta-registered container ship Attila was punctured while docking last week in Centerm terminal at Port Metro Vancouver. The dock was also damaged.
The vessel sustained about a puncture about one-meter-long to one of its ballast tanks near the middle of the ship on the right side, according to Mohan Raman, a marine investigator with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. He said the tank was empty and there were no leaks.
Raman said the captain has been interviewed; the next steps are to contact the B.C. coast pilot on board and to analyze the ship's voice data recorder for information such as speed and direction. Two tugs were also assisting the vessel during the docking, he noted.
Transport Canada is also inspecting damage to the Attila, which has to "remain at berth," according to Port Metro Vancouver spokesman John Parker-Jervis.
For more of the Vancouver Sun story: www.vancouversun.com
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