General average declared on stricken MSC ship

Ocean

Thursday, August 16, 2012

The shipowner of a stricken Mediterranean Shipping Co.-operated vessel said Wednesday the ship has still yet to enter a safe port of harbor in Europe to allow salvors to begin trying to save the vessel. The 6,732-TEU MSC Flaminia was hit by an explosion in one of its holds in the Atlantic Ocean on July 14, but has yet to be allowed into a European port, reportedly due to bureaucratic delays. In the meantime, the German shipowner, Reederei NSB, has declared general...

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