MV Hansa Brandenburg

History
Name:

Hansa Brandenburg (2002–2003)

Maersk Auckland (2003–2007)

Tiger Jade (2007–2011)

Hansa Brandenburg (2011–present)[1]

Owner: Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa Brandenburg" mbH & Co. KG[2]
Operator: Leonhardt & Blumberg[2]
Port of registry:  Liberia, Monrovia[2]
Builder: Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
Yard number: GWS291[2]
Laid down: 31 March 2002[2]
Launched: 23 July 2002[2]
Completed: 30 December 2002[2]
In service: 2002–2013
Identification: IMO number: 9236236
Call sign: A8ES9
MMSI number: 636090754[1]
Fate: Damaged by fire in 2013; sold for scrap
General characteristics [2]
Type: Container ship
Tonnage:

18,334 GT

10,744 NT

23,493 DWT

Length: 175.53 m (576 ft)
Beam: 27.40 m (90 ft)
Draft: 10.905 m (36 ft)
Depth: 14.30 m (47 ft)
Ice class: GL E
Installed power: MAN B&W 7S60MC-C (15,785 kW)
Propulsion:

Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller

Bow thruster (900 kW)

Speed: 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Capacity: 1,740 TEU[3]
Crew: 17[4]

MV Hansa Brandenburg is a 2002-built Liberian-flagged container ship operated by the German shipping company Leonhardt & Blumberg. On 15 July 2013, one of the containers on board the vessel caught fire forcing the crew of 17 to abandon ship about 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) northeast of Mauritius.[4]

Career

Hansa Brandenburg was built in 2002 by Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.[2] She was known as Maersk Auckland in 2003–2007 and Tiger Jade in 2007–2011 before reverting to her former name.[1]

General characteristics

Hansa Brandenburg is 175.53 metres (576 ft) long and has a beam of 27.40 metres (90 ft). Fully laden, she draws 10.9 metres (36 ft) of water. Her container capacity, measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), is 1,740.[3] For loading and unloading, she has two 40-ton cranes.[2] Hansa Brandenburg has a crew of 17.[4]

Hansa Brandenburg is propelled by a single MAN B&W 7S60MC-C low-speed crosshead diesel engine manufactured under licence in China. The main engine, which has an output of 15,785 kW (21,168 hp), is directly coupled to a fixed-pitch propeller which gives the ship a service speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). For maneuvering at ports, Hansa Brandenburg has a 900 kW bow thruster.[2]

Accident and incidents

2013 fire

On 15 July 2013, one of the containers onboard Hansa Brandenburg caught fire while the ship was en route from Singapore to Durban. Unable to fight the fire that had spread to the superstructure, the crew of 17 was forced to abandon ship about 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) northeast of Mauritius. The crew was rescued by another container ship, Donau Trader.[4] By 18 July, a salvage tug had arrived at the scene[5] and on the following day it was reported that the fire had been brought under control.[6]

On 22 July, it was announced the ship was under tow and a final decision on the port of refuge was yet to be made. Further assessment of damage to the vessel would follow upon arrival.[7] The vessel was eventually towed to Port Louis, Mauritius.[8]

According to NGO Shipbreaking Platform, Hansa Brandenburg was sold for scrapping in Southeast Asia, likely India.[8]

The Hansa Brandenburg fire was the second serious accident involving a container ship in the Indian Ocean during the summer of 2013. On 17 June, the 8,100 TEU container ship MOL Comfort broke in two 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) off the coast of Yemen and the stern section sank ten days later. A salvage was attempted on the bow section, but on 6 July a fire broke out and it sank four days later.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hansa Brandenburg (9236236)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-07-17. (registration required (help)).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Hansa Brandenburg (110124)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. 1 2 Hansa Brandenburg. Leonhardt-Blumberg. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Blazing сontainer ship Hansa Brandenburg abandoned and adrift, crew rescued. Black Sea News, 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  5. ↑ Container ship Hansa Brandenburg may be already on tow. Maritime Bulletin, 19 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  6. ↑ Salvors board fire-savaged box ship. IHS Safety At Sea, 19 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  7. ↑ "Salvors Tows MV Hansa Brandenburg to Port of Refuge". World Maritime News. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  8. 1 2 Press Release – NGOs call on South Asian countries to halt import of the damaged toxic vessel “Hansa Brandenburg”. NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 3 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
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