Iranian containership runs aground off Hong Kong
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The 4,922-teu Iran-flagged containership Touska ran aground on a tiny islet off the southwest coast of main Hong Kong island on Sunday night.
According to vessel tracking services, the fully laden IRISL-operated ship was in transit from Kaohsiung and bound for Shenzhen when it apparently strayed off the East Lamma Channel at about 2100 hrs, and ran aground on the well-marked Magazine Island to the north of the busy shipping lane, which comprises part of the traffic separation scheme leading into Hong Kong Port and the Pearl River Delta.
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Local reports cited eyewitnesses as saying they saw sparks coming off the bow as the vessel closed on the island, speculating that the crew had dropped the anchor in a desperate attempt to stop the vessel before it ran straight into the middle of the islet, which prevented it from further progress and avoided a potential crash into a residential estate and fish market several hundred metres beyond on the shoreline. The islet is also at the entrance of a busy small boat anchorage in Aberdeen.
None of the crew and no other parties were injured. The Marine Department is investigating the incident. While there was a strong wind warning at the time, conditions were not especially severe at the time.
In 2014, the German-flagged Hansa Constitution ran aground and almost hit the sea wall just a mile or so up the same coast, and also very close to offices and residential areas in CyberPort. The incident was blamed on mechanical failure of the vessel. There was a strong wind warning and low visibility alert up at the time.
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