Looks like rain: Panama Canal Authority eyes return to normal service
The Panama Canal could be back at nearly full capacity in time for this year’s ...
General Directorate of Maritime Affairs
By Alex Lennane
Another day, another broken ship. This time it’s MSC Tina, a 19,000+ teu vessel, which suffered an “allision”, according to Splash24/7 – it means the “striking of a vessel against a fixed object”. The ship did not come out of a meeting with the pier at Ambarli port well and now has a sizeable slice out of its port side, just above the waterline. It looks set to be out of action for sometime, judging by the images.
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