Brief description of events: Whilst departing from the port with about 4,200 cars on board the vessel developed a severe list to portside and subsequently capsized and grounded in the entrance channel to the port. All crew members, of which some were trapped in the engine room compartment were rescued. OPA-90 providers Donjon-SMIT entered into a LOF contract with the Owners and invoked the SCOPIC Clause.
Date of incident: | September 8th, 2019 | |
Location: | Brunswick, USA |