News / Mumbai Maersk heading for Bremerhaven after successful re-floating

Refloated Mumbai Maersk Credit Central Command for Maritime Emergencies

Maersk’s mega-ship, the Mumbai Maersk, which grounded at the mouth of the River Weser on 2 February, was successfully re-floated in the early hours of this morning on the high spring tide.

The 20,500 teu ship is now seen at the mouth of the the river on vesselsvalue.com’s AIS heading for Bremerhaven at a speed of 8kn, as of 11am on 4 February.

Meanwhile, Maersk posted this update at around 1pm CET explaining that the ship was re-floated “in close cooperation with ...