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MSC Container Ship Aground – Refloated

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

March 5, 2012

MSC container ship in accident

In the second MSC ship accident since the MSC Rena was fatally stranded off New Zealand in October, the MSC-operated vessel (understood to be owned by Maersk Line) 4,437-TEU MSC Carole ran aground on a reef off Jakarta, Indonesia, but has since been refloated. No injuries or oil pollution were reported. The extent of damage to the ship is not yet known.

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