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Navy divers help recover jettisoned boxes after Karachi ship collision
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KARACHI Port Trust (KPT) has operations under way to recover containers that fell into the sea when Hapag-Lloyd’s 8,000-TEU Tolten collided with 6,350-TEU Hamburg Bay Monday at Hutchison's South Asia Port Terminal.
At least 21 containers, carrying imported cars and freight worth millions, fell overboard as a result of the collision, reported Pakistan's Geo News.
Two KPT cranes worked to recover the containers, assisted by divers of the Pakistan Navy, throughout the day before the operation was halted for the day.
The recovery operation is expected to take two to three days, maritime experts told Geo News, after which the South Asia Port Terminal (SAPT) will be reopened.
On Monday, the two ships collided but did no damage the quay cranes, a big worry at the time. SAPT operations were suspended until the containers are recovered and removed .
At least 21 containers, carrying imported cars and freight worth millions, fell overboard as a result of the collision, reported Pakistan's Geo News.
Two KPT cranes worked to recover the containers, assisted by divers of the Pakistan Navy, throughout the day before the operation was halted for the day.
The recovery operation is expected to take two to three days, maritime experts told Geo News, after which the South Asia Port Terminal (SAPT) will be reopened.
On Monday, the two ships collided but did no damage the quay cranes, a big worry at the time. SAPT operations were suspended until the containers are recovered and removed .