A Hamburg Sud boxship that grounded off Colombia was refloated by three tugs.
El Universal reported that the 5,552-teu Monte Pascoal (built 2005) got into difficulty in the Bay of Cartagena, off the town of Bocachica, on Saturday morning.
Cartagena port captain Javier Gomez told the newspaper that the vessel touched bottom by the number one buoy in the access channel.
An animation of the Singapore-flag ship’s movements issued by Marine Traffic showed it turning towards the shore.
The channel continued to be operational during the incident, allowing the entry and exit of other vessels.
Gomez added: “What we received was the report of the … pilot on board who informed us of a bad manoeuvre by the captain of the ship.”
By mid-afternoon, the boxship had been refloated.
“Updating the situation of the motor ship Monte Pascoal, I would like to inform you that it is already afloat, which was achieved with the support of three tugboats. It proceeds to the anchoring area to be inspected by divers and to receive a visit from the port state,” said the captain.
The ship later anchored in Mamonal.
It was underway to Cartagena on Monday, AIS data showed.
The local maritime authority has not yet established the cause of the grounding.
Hamburg Sud, owned by AP Moller-Maersk, told TradeWinds the issue was resolved in a few hours with no damage to the ship.
The Monte Pascoal is insured by the Standard Club in the UK.
Its last recorded port state safety inspection detention was in 2014.
