The Hanjin Geneva, a 915-foot
German-flagged container ship, ran aground Nov. 20 at Prince Rupert Harbour in
British Columbia after it changed course to avoid a small fishing boat. The
ship hit a sandbar at an entrance to the harbor, according to the Prince Rupert
Port Authority.
None of the 24 personnel onboard were reportedly injured.
Tugs assisted the vessel’s movement from the sandy bank
where it had run aground around 10:30 pm the night of Nov. 20, and shortly
before 7:30 a.m. on Wed., Nov. 21, the vessel was moved into deep water and
then proceeded under its own power to berth at the Fairview Container Terminal,
according to the Port Authority.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating
the incident.
The Hanjin Geneva, which is owned by German
shipping company NSB Niederelbelater, underwent an examination, where no
indication of any damage to the vessel was found. After the vessel was declared
safe and secure by the ship’s master, cargo discharge operations were allowed
to proceed.
The 12-year-old ship, which is serviced at the Hanjin
shipyard in South Korea, last stopped in Shanghai before the Prince Rupert
incident. On Nov. 22, the ship left for the United States, where it sailed to multiple
ports in Washington and Oregon.
