Dramatic boxship collision in Karachi caught on video

Hapag Lloyd Karachi collision

By Alexander Whiteman

20/03/2018

Footage of a Karachi shipping accident has gone viral after a port worker recorded two boxships colliding at the South Asia Pakistan Terminal, yesterday. Splash 247 reports the video on social media shows Hapag Lloyd’s 8,000 teu Tolten colliding with the 6,500 teu Hamburg Bay. Local reports claim the incident left at least 50 containers in the water.

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