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Date: 28/04/2025
Monday 28th April 2025 – 11:05am – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre receives a phone call from shoreside management of Maersk Shipping, advising the 93,511grt Singapore Registered Container Ship M/V MAERSK SANA on passage from Newark USA to Singapore had experienced an engine room explosion and was disabled approximately 350 nautical miles East from Bermuda. Three crew members had sustained injuries, one with serious burns caused by the explosion. Bermuda Radio liaised with the US Coast Guard at RCC Norfolk, due to the location of the incident, RCC Norfolk investigated options for the transfer of the injured crew to Helicopter Assets but due to the distance and logistics from land, this was not practical. A sister company vessel, the 50,657grt Hong Kong Registered Container Ship M/V MAERSK NOMAZWE on passage from Algeciras, Spain, bound for Newark USA, rendezvoused with the MAERSK SANA on Wednesday 30th April, and successfully transferred two injured crew. The third injured crew member was deemed fit enough and no longer needed medical assistance ashore. The MAERSK NOMAZWE then continued at best speed to arrive at the Deep Draft Position East of Bermuda early the next morning. Upon arrival, the two injured crewmembers were transferred ashore by the Rescue/Pilot Boat St David, to an awaiting ambulance on Ordnance Island, and both brought safely to KEMH for medical attention. The MAERSK SANA remained as of Monday 5th May disabled to the East of Bermuda. Although the vessel does have full electrical power and services onboard, an ocean-going tug has been tasked to assist the stricken vessel with mechanical spares and technicians as well as being capable of towing the vessel to a Port for subsequent repairs.