[BITList] EMMA MAERSK - E/R Flooding

[M.j. Feltham]

Emma Maersk hit by installation error
It seems to be an installation error, made in connection with the construction of Emma Maersk, that 01 February was the cause of large quantities of water entering the ship's engine room, where it caused damage for up to a quarter of a billion kroner. This has been assessed by Maersk Line Technical Vessel Operation.
"Although the watertight bulkheads in the propshaft tunnel acted as they should, the water went to the engine via holes around the massive wiring in the tunnel", says Fleet Group Manager Francis Sommer Reuss to maritimedanmark.dk.
Maersk Line thinks, according to Francis Reuss, that an installation error has been made compared to the original drawings for the ship. The Company is in the process of reviewing all the ships in the series and have now rediscovered the same installation errors in other ships of the type. The errors are being immediately corrected.
Frants Reuss says to maritimdanmark.dk that they on Thursday were successful in removing the thruster which is believed to have forced water into the ship. The thruster will now be sent for examination by Rolls Royce who is the producer of the thruster. A preliminary assessment says that it will cost up to a quarter of a billion kroner to replace and repair the equipment in the engine room. Source: maritimedenmark.dk 
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