The moment Two ships collided in Pakistani Waterways

in news •  7 years ago  (edited)


Karachi seaport in Pakistan has interrupted operations thereafter the cargo ship collision which occurred on Monday evening. Initial examination discovered that the pilots of Karachi Port Trust , who took care of the vessels, are responsible for the aforementioned incident.
The horrifying video shows German-based corporation Hapag-Lloyd's ship leaving the seaport and scraping against an anchored vessel fastened beside it, sending loaded containers on both the ships crashing into the sea.
It is not clear what caused the collision but , 21 freightping containers fell into the ocean as seaport workers watch the scene unfold.
Only the multiple freightping containers that were ' filled with imported cars' and other goodses were damaged. There isn't any damage to the terminal’s cranes.
The seaport of Karachi is one of South Asia's biggest and busiest deep-water seaports and handles roughly 60% of the nation's freight.
In January, it was reported that over and above 7,000 imported pre-owned cars are lined up at the Karachi seaport waiting to be picked up creating problems for seaport authorities to handle the freight and the situation.

The clip ends as workers film one of the heavy containers slowly sinking into the Arabian sea.
The terminal has halted operations while a special operation to pull out the fallen containers from the sea is underway with the help of Pakistan Navy.

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