MV Heng Tong 77

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MV Heng Tong 77 stuck at Karachi Beach
MV Heng Tong 77 stuck at Karachi Beach

The MV Heng Tong 77 was a Panama-registered vessel, a cargo ship, 98 metres (321 ft 6 in) in length and 20 metres (65 ft 7 in) wide.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Ship was built in 2010.[6] It has a capacity of 3,600 tons deadweight (DWT). The ship was owned by a Hong Kong-based shipping company and flagged in Panama.[1][2][3][4][5]

Capsizing incident[]

On 21 July 2021, the ship lost anchor and started drifting towards shallow waters near Karachi.[1][2][3][4][5] The ship was reportedly there for the purpose of a crew change.[1][2][3][4][5] The ship is now detained by the Government of Pakistan due to defective conditions of the hull.

Heng Tong 77 declared unseaworthy[]

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs has declared MV Heng Tong 77 as "unseaworthy" and detained the ship.[7][8]

MV Heng Tong 77 stuck at Karachi Beach

De-bunkering[]

On 29 July 2021, the defueling of the ship was completed, resulting in removal of 118 tonnes of bunker fuel.[9][10]

Re-flotation[]

On 23 August 2021, the ship became stuck again at a new part of the Seaview beach after floating 400 metres (1,300 ft) at Karachi's Seaview.[11]

Final floating was made on 7 September 2021, by the effort of the Pakistan Navy.[6][12] Rescue operation was conducted jointly by teams of Pakistan Maritime Security Agency, Pakistan Navy and Karachi Port Trust.[6][12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Cargo ship stuck off Karachi coast due to poor weather". The Express Tribune. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ a b c d Hasan, Shazia (2021-07-22). "Cargo ship beached at Karachi's Sea View after losing anchors due to rough weather". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. ^ a b c d "Cargo ship beached by storm at Karachi, Pakistan". FleetMon.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ^ a b c d "Cargo ship beaches near Karachi's Seaview beach". Deccan Herald. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. ^ a b c d Desk, Web (2021-07-22). "Giant Cargo Ship got stuck near Sea View after engine failure". BOL News. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. ^ a b c d Ali, Imtiaz (2021-09-07). "Cargo ship stranded at Karachi beach freed after 48 days, to undergo repairs at Keamari: SAPM". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  7. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2021-08-12). "Heng Tong 77 declared unseaworthy". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  8. ^ Ali, Imtiaz (2021-08-11). "Govt detains 'unseaworthy' ship stranded at Karachi beach". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  9. ^ Hasan, Shazia (2021-07-30). "Fuel removed from ship stranded at Karachi's Sea View". DAWN.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  10. ^ "The Karachi sea view ship saga". Profit by Pakistan Today. 19 September 2021.
  11. ^ Hasan, Shazia (2021-08-25). "Heng Tong 77 ship becomes stuck again after floating 400m at Karachi's Seaview". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  12. ^ a b "Ship stranded off Karachi coast refloated after 49 days". The Express Tribune. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
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