The crew of a Maersk Line containership was forced to abandon the vessel after it collided with a Norddeutsche Reederei boxship off China.
The 4,650-teu Safmarine Meru (built 2006) collided with the 8,411-teu Northern Jasper (built 2009) around 120 nautical miles East of Ningbo.
Maersk Line said Saturday’s collision caused severe damage to the Hong Kong-flagged Safmarine Meru and a fire broke out forcing the ship abandonment.
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