Around 10 containers, which fell overboard after two-ship collision incident on March 19, 2018, have been heaved up from the sea. According to KPT spokesman, some 10 containers have been lifted from the sea while the recovery of rest of the 12 containers was underway. He said that one of the ships completed operation at midnight and sailed to its next destination; adding that KPT deployed all available resources for surveying the channel and retrieving containers from water.
Meanwhile, KPT Hydrographic Department in a letter stated that side scan survey of Pakistan Deep Water Container Port (PDWCP) has been completed and PDWCP channel and basin except berth no 4 and its surroundings are clear from any large object like containers and channel is available for safe navigation/passage of vessel.
Furthermore re-confirmatory surveys are in hands and will be completed by midnight (March 21, 2018). Sources said that 10 containers, which were sunken near to the berths, were retrieved while other containers, located in deep sea, were being recovered through KPT floating crane.
Moreover, sources said that 38 containers were damaged after the collision accident, of which 22 containers fell overboard while rest of the 16 containers, loaded on the ship 'Hamburg Bay', were badly smashed. Some eight containers were imported to Karachi while rest of the others were Afghan Transit consignments, sources said and added that the importers, who were directly affected after the said incident were AR Enterprise, Al-Hamd International, Bin's Saeed Enterprise, United Tubes, Naveed Trading Co. H.R International, Nasima Enterprise and Shahi Enterprises.
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