The 4,664 TEU capacity containership
Maersk Aras began burning the fuel on 15 February and suffered a complete engine failure on 17 February. The vessel had to divert to Manzanillo, Mexico, where she was required to take on an additional 1,100 bbls of replacement fuel in order to continue to trade.
The vessel suffered damages totalling approximately USD 1.90 million (exact: $1,899,552.01). Broken down, the costs translate to $617,153.34 (repair costs), $1,282,398.67 (additional losses and expenses), and $1,459,600.31 (Maerskâs own losses).
Damages suffered by
The 9,578 TEU capacity containership
Sofie Maersk started consuming the fuel on 1 March and encountered fuel pump issues on 2 March; it experienced main engine failure on 4 March 4 while in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and had to be towed as a dead ship to Honolulu, Hawaii for repair and provision of 2,100 mt of replacement fuel oil.