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21 December 2023
We have received the following further information concerning containership, ONE ORPHEUS.
*The ship operators, ONE Line, report that the vessel requires additional urgent repairs as a result of the casualty.
* The vessel is now scheduled to proceed to Piraeus, Greece, with an ETA of 20 December 2023, where the cargo will be discharged for further transshipment to destination ports to allow the vessel to proceed to dry dock to enable repairs to be effected.
*If General Average is declared, General Average security may be required from all Cargo Interests prior to the delivery of their cargo and we are likely to be able to assist in that regard.
*We therefore recommend that you contact us urgently if you are concerned with any cargo on board this vessel so that we can immediately start taking steps to protect your interests.
*In the meantime, we recommend that cargo interests contact their freight-forwarder or their local ONE Line office for further information as to the on-carriage of their cargo to final destination.
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18 December 2023
We have received the following updated information concerning container ship, ONE ORPHEUS.
*It is reported that temporary repairs were completed to the vessel at Port Said, Egypt and the vessel subsequently departed Port Said on 17 December 2023 with an ETA at Rotterdam of 26 December 2023, after a delay to the voyage of some 10 days at Port Said.
*There are currently no reports of General Average having been declared by shipowners but we are continuing to monitor the situation and will report further should we be advised of a declaration of GA and any requirement for cargo interests to provide GA security as a consequence of this casualty.
*It is also possible that any temperature or time sensitive cargo may be adversely affected by the delay.
*We therefore recommend that you contact us urgently if you are concerned with any cargo so affected by this casualty so that we can immediately start taking steps to protect your interests.
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*We have received reports that containership ONE ORPHEUS suffered a rudder failure during the vessel's northbound transit of the Suez Canal on 6 December 2023.
*It is reported that the vessel collided with a pontoon and went aground as a consequence of the rudder failure.
* Reports indicate that the vessel sustained a significant breach to the starboard hull above the waterline as a result of the collision, but there are currently no reports of any damage to cargo stowed on board the vessel.
* It is reported that the vessel was refloated later the same day with the assistance of tugs and resumed its passage of the Suez Canal before moving to anchor off Port Said for inspection.
*It is possible that General Average / Salvage and associated recovery issues may arise as a result of this casualty.
*We recommend that you contact us urgently if you are concerned with any cargo on board this vessel so that we can immediately start taking steps to protect your interests. |
