马士基集团确认，一艘救援拖轮已于5月4日从欧洲出发，前往救助在百慕大附近大西洋海域持续漂流的"马士基萨纳"号集装箱船。

这艘失去动力已一周的货轮还需等待"一周多时间"才能与拖轮汇合。  

**船舶现状**  

马士基在声明中表示，这艘载重吨10.2万吨、2004年建造的新加坡籍船舶目前"处于安全漂流状态"。

该船仍保有电力供应，必要时可操作推进器调整航向。  

**事故回顾**  

4月28日，该轮在百慕大以东约354海里处因机舱火灾及疑似爆炸丧失动力，造成3名船员受伤。

其中两人被撤离至百慕大，一人经治疗后已出院，另一人现转送至美国医院接受进一步治疗。  

**救援策略** 

马士基发言人表示，当前海况平稳使船舶暂无迫在眉睫的危险。

公司采取"一次到位"策略，强调"选择最合适的拖轮而非最近的拖轮"进行此次复杂救援。

目前尚未公布遇险船舶的最终拖带目的地及实际载货量。

该轮满载可运载8450标准箱，事发时正执行从美国新泽西州***至新加坡的返程航线。  

**调查进展**  

马士基以配合当局调查为由未透露事故原因。

美国海岸警卫队记录显示，该船4月16日在南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿港接受例行检查时未发现任何缺陷。

▲图源：网络，侵权必删

英文原文

Maersk confirmed that a salvage tug left Europe yesterday, May 4, bound for its stricken containership Maersk Sana which continues to drift in the Atlantic off Bermuda. The vessel which has already been disabled for a week has “a little over a week’s time” to wait for the towage vessel to arrive.

The 102,000 dwt vessel is “safely adrift at sea,” Maersk said in response to an inquiry. The company reports the ship which was built in 2004 and is registered in Singapore has electric power and is able to operate its thruster to maneuver if necessary. 

The ship was disabled after a fire and possible engine room explosion on April 28 while approximately 354 nautical miles east of Bermuda. Three crewmembers were injured, with one receiving First Aid on the vessel while two others were evacuated to Bermuda. One was released after treatment in Bermuda while the other individual has now been transferred to a hospital in the United States.

According to a company spokesperson, Maersk is monitoring the weather with a current forecast of calm seas meaning the vessel is in no immediate danger. It decided to take these steps saying it “wanted to employ a ‘first time right’ approach,” where it “had to find the right tug for this operation, not necessarily the closest tug.” 

There is no word on where they will be taking the stricken vessel or how laden the ship is. It has a capacity for 8,450 TEU and was starting the return leg of a trip from Newark, New Jersey in the U.S. bound for Singapore.

Maersk declined to comment on the cause of the incident saying it is working with the relevant authorities. The U.S. Coast Guard listed that the vessel underwent a standard inspection on April 16 in Charleston, South Carolina. No deficiencies were identified.

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