More details! A major accident has occurred at the port of Busan
On April 6, a sudden accident happened in the port of Busan. The 13,900 TEU container ship Milano Bridge collided with several quayside Bridges while berthing at the port of Jiangcheng no. 2 in Busan’s new port district. It then collided with the Seaspan Ganges, a 10,000-TEU container ship. According to local media reports, the Milano Bridge, which was on trial at the time of the accident with no stowage on board, was towed to the harbor for temporary anchorage after the accident, and the port is investigating the cause of the accident.
According to the domestic port practice, the bridge crane driver should be on standby in the operation area under the bridge or drive the quayside bridge to the prescribed safe area when berthing the ship, and keep the bridge crane in a movable state to deal with emergencies. However, due to factors such as berth utilization rate and dock area, there is also the possibility that the bridge crane driver is forced to be in a dangerous range. The driver of the collapsed bridge crane suffered ankle injuries while trying to escape and was taken to hospital, according to South Korean media.
The ship, built-in 2018, is owned by Japanese ocean shipping company ONE and owned and operated by Japanese owner KLine. According to Ship News Network Data show that the captain 365 meters, 51 meters wide, draft 7.1 meters, Panama flag, March 29 from Ningbo Zhoushan port, April 6 docked at the port of Busan and will be attached to Qingdao port, Shanghai port, Ningbo Zhoushan Port, and Shekou port and other ports.
According to professionals interviewed by the port circle, the ship sailed faster and the anchor on the left has not been laid down. It is speculated that it may be caused by mechanical failure or operation error, or the host may be out of control. At the same time, it is understood that a container ship with a length of more than 300m usually needs 3 tugboats to assist in berthing. Currently, only 2 tugboats are visible in the ship’s accident video. Improper diversion operation is also one of the causes of the accident. When such accidents occur, the marine fender system used in the port can only protect the ship and the port very limited. Because the impact force is too large, the fender system will also be damaged. To avoid similar accidents, domestic The usual practice at the port is that a large ship enters the port pool and is towed by a tugboat and then pushed to the dock. This operation can relatively safely avoid potential safety hazards caused by the loss of control of the ship’s main engine.
After the accident, such as port group and other large domestic port group has to react quickly and require the pilot station to strengthen the education of pilot’s safety consciousness, tug to work closely with the operation of the pilot (captain), terminal unit before docking, should keep in touch with the ship communication, ensure that meet the requirements of the berthing safety measure, bridge crane to not interfere with the location of the berthing, docking process if you have questions, should be timely to pilot (captain) safety warning.