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Storm broke ship from its moorings

Winds gusting at more than 110km/h across the port of Tauranga Sulphur Point container terminal in the night of Apr 13, 2018, snapped mooring lines on the "Carsten Maersk", which was alongside the wharf. The aft end of the fully laden container ship was blown into the sitting basin, where three Port of Tauranga tugs were able to push it back to the wharf. The tugs ensured the vessel remained in place as operations staff reattached the lines. There was no damage to the wharves or ship. As per protocol, the Tauranga Harbourmaster and Maritime New Zealand were informed, and the ship was being checked as a safety precaution before it was allowed to sail again. As a result, cargo handling at the Tauranga Container Terminal was suspended during the night due to the strong wind gusts. The "Carsten Mearsk" was originally expected to sail at 10 a.m., but the departure for Kaohsiung is now set down for 6 p.m.

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The ‘Carsten Maersk’, first ship to leave Japan since the Fukushima nuclear crisis arrived at Europe’s biggest port Rotterdam, Euronews reports.The ship previously underwent preliminary radioactivity tests at its first landfall – Felixstowe in the UK. The Rotterdam authorities checked all the containers before they were due to be unloaded though they said there was only a slight chance of contamination from rain. “The ship has been inspected in the UK, but it was only an inspection on the deck, meaning not all the containers are checked regularly, and all the containers which are unloaded from the ship today will be checked by our organisations and not only the containers, the outside and the inside will be checked as well,” said Richard van Buuren, head of the crisis team of the Dutch Food and consumer product safety authority.

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Expected on April 16, the "Carsten Maersk" will arrive in Bremerhaven, being the first container ship to leave Japan after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. However, it is unlikely that the "Carsten Maersk" is containing any radioactive contamination, a spokesman of Bremen port senator yesterday told german newspaper THB. The 7226-TEU freighter left Yokohama on March 15 and has since visited several Chinese ports. Before Bremerhaven the ship reaches Felixstowe and Rotterdam. On the 11th March, when the earth quake took place, the "Carsten Maersk" was on her way from Fukuoka in southwestern Japan to Kobe. According to the Port Authority it is unlikely that the "Carsten Maersk" or the cargo is radioactive. Any adhering particles were removed with high probability on the now four-week voyage from rain and sea water. Nevertheless, the Port Authority will keep close contact with British and Dutch colleagues about the condition of the ship and cargo.