Container Ship 'Maersk Sana' adrift near Bermuda after explosion | Container news

An explosion occurred on board the containership Maersk Sana whilst in a position approximately 354 nautical miles east of Bermuda on April 28, as reported by shipping claims specialist WK Webster.

The company said on April 28 that it has received reports of an incident involving the ship, a Singapore flagged containership (IMO: 9289922), built in 2004, which suffered an explosion on Monday.

The Maersk Sana is owned by Moller Singapore AP PTE Ltd and is managed by Copenhagen-based Maersk A/S.

As a result of this explosion, the vessel was disabled and went adrift, WK Webster said. The company didn’t disclose the reason of the explosion.

According to reports from other claims service providers, the containership suffered an engine explosion, but the information needs to be verified.

The claims specialist WK Webster warns now that possible general average, salvage and recovery issues may arise as a result of this incident.

Furthermore, it recommends its clients to contact them if they are concerned with any cargo on board this vessel, so immediately steps to be taken for the protection of the client’s interests.

Marine traffic database showed yesterday the vessel located in the US East Coast. The boxship had a destination towards Singapore.