The Mega Container ship MAERSK EUREKA lost a man overboard on Jul 29 in the Pacific ocean, North West of Los Angeles.
The ship left Los Angeles on Jul 27, bound for Yokohama Japan.
MAERSK EUREKA (IMO: 9501239) is a Container Ship that was built in 2012 (8 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Singapore.It’s carrying capacity is 13092 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 11.6 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 366 meters and her width is 48.27 meters.
The ship turned back at around 1720 UTC to the area suspected to be where the man had fallen overboard. The ship begin Search and Rescue (SAR).
As of 0400 UTC Jul 30, MAERSK EUREKA was continuing SAR in the same area.
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6 Comments
Obi Samuel
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Micheal
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Micheal
Thank you Mr Obi Samuel
Enoch
May God protect seafarers