The OOCL Japan sails from the Far East, her last port of Singapore, loaded with cargo for Europe.
Her maiden voyage has been a rather interesting voyage. As she boarded a pilot to transit the Suez Canal northbound she experiencing mechanical issues subsequently grounding on a sandbank
blocking the channel for the rest of the convoy. Astern of the Japan was the 6,690teu Maersk Kimi, fortunately she was able to grind to a holt in time
Many tugs were sent to assist the stricken ship back into deeper water. The OOCL Japan was able to carry on with their maiden voyage with only minor damage.
Originally the berth and Japan was meant to be berthing on Wednesday around 4pm bit due to the grounding issue the arrival was pushed back to a 1am pilot boarding time.
The Harwich Haven pilot @rascalmaster was the pilot who had the privilage to bring This monster into Felixstowe. The pilot has 3 Svitzer tugs assisting with the swing to go portside to Felixstowe Berth 9.
ETD 1am Saturday 28th October 2017
Don't be down hearted there is still a chance to see her in about 10 days time when she arrives for the second time to loaded with exports for the Far East
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