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Dali in the Port of Rotterdam in 2017
History
Singapore
NameDali
NamesakeSalvador Dalí[4]
OwnerGrace Ocean Pte Ltd.[3]
OperatorSynergy Marine Group, Maersk
Port of registrySingapore
BuilderHyundai Heavy Industries (Ulsan, South Korea)[5]
Yard number2678[2]
Laid down10 October 2014[2]
Launched27 December 2014[2]
Christened5 January 2015[4]
Completed5 March 2015[2]
Identification
StatusStopped in the Patapsco River after striking a bridge.
General characteristics
Class and typeNeopanamax container ship
Tonnage
  • 95,128 GT
  • 52,150 NT
  • 116,851 DWT
Length299.92 m (984 ft 0 in)
Beam48.2 m (158 ft 2 in)
Draught15.03 m (49 ft 4 in)
Depth24.8 m (81 ft 4 in)
Installed powerMAN-B&W 9S90ME-C9.2; 41,480 kW (55,630 hp)
PropulsionSingle shaft; fixed pitch propeller
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity9,971 TEU

MV Dali is a Singapore-registered container ship owned by Grace Ocean Pte Ltd. As of March 2024, the vessel was chartered by Maersk and managed and operated by Synergy Marine Group.[3]

On 26 March 2024, the ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, causing a catastrophic structural failure of the bridge and resulted in at least one casualty and six total presumed deaths.[6][7]

Description

Dali is a Neopanamax container ship[citation needed] with an overall length of 299.92 metres (984 ft 0 in), beam of 48.2 metres (158 ft 2 in), and moulded depth of 24.8 metres (81 ft 4 in).[2] Her summer draught[clarification needed] is 15.03 metres (49 ft 4 in).[2] Her registered gross and net tonnages are 91,128 and 52,150, respectively, and her deadweight tonnage is 116,851.[2] The container capacity of the ship is 9,971 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).[2][8]

Dali is propelled by a single low-speed two-stroke crosshead diesel engine coupled to a fixed-pitch propeller. Her main engine, a license-manufactured 9-cylinder MAN-B&W 9S90ME-C9.2[9] unit manufactured by Hyundai Heavy Industries, is rated 41,480 kW (55,630 hp) at 82.5 rpm.[2] Her service speed is 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph).[4]

Career

Construction of Dali began in 2014 in HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' Ulsan shipyard in South Korea.[5] The ship is based on the "Hyundai 9000 wide beam" design, modified to increase container capacity from 9,034 TEU to 9,962 TEU by relocating the wheelhouse from three-quarters aft to a more forward position.[10] Dali and her sister ship Cezanne[11] were christened with the names of painters Salvador Dalí and Paul Cézanne.[4] Both vessels were delivered to owner Oceanbulk Maritime SA in early 2015, for charter by Maersk.[10] Dali was registered in Majuro, Marshall Islands.[12]

2016 Antwerp berth collision

On 11 July 2016, Dali collided with the berth at the container terminal in the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, causing significant damage to the vessel's stern and transom.[13] The berth was also damaged and closed for cargo handling operations. There were no injuries or water pollution reported.[14] At the time of the incident the ship was owned by Oceanbulk Maritime (a Greek company) and chartered by Maersk.[14]

2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

Main article: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
A depiction of the bridge failure following the collision with a ship, illustrating the bridge in red where it fell, and marking the point of collision in orange.

On 26 March 2024, Dali departed the Port of Baltimore, Maryland, United States, on a journey to Colombo, Sri Lanka,[3] with a crew of 22[15] and 2 pilots.[16] Shortly after leaving the port, the ship lost power. The vessel issued a mayday,[17][18] and soon afterwards she collided with a support pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing a catastrophic structural failure of the bridge.[19][20]

See also

Reference

Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 9697428.
  1. ^ "DALI, Container Ship". Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Dali (159208)". Register of ships. Nippon Kaiji Kyokai. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Who are Synergy Marine Group, the company that manages the ship responsible for Baltimore bridge collapse?". 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "HHI Names Two Containerships for New Year". 5 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "DALI, Container ship, IMO 9697428". Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ Ng, Greg (26 March 2024). "'Key Bridge is gone': Ship strike destroys bridge, state of emergency declared". WBAL. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ Six presumed dead after cargo ship crash levels Baltimore bridge, company says NBC News
  8. ^ The definition of the abbreviation occurs via link from the cited page to its "Help Information—Kind of Cargo" page.
  9. ^ "Marine MAN Ltd - DALI (Container ship)". Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  10. ^ a b "9,962-TEU wide beamed Jenny Box joins Maersk's China-India service". 6 August 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  11. ^ Dali arriving at Felixstowe, light ship, 4th October 2015. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Shiphoto.com - Ship Photography Archive - Dali". Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  13. ^ "VIDEO: Mega container ship Dali Allided with berth at Port of Antwerp". 14 July 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Cargo ship that hit Baltimore bridge was involved in Antwerp collision in 2016". 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Baltimore Bridge Collapse". 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  16. ^ "What we know about the container ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge". 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  17. ^ Cargo ship issued mayday before hitting Baltimore's bridge, enabling authorities to limit traffic Boston Herald
  18. ^ Live Updates: 6 People Are Missing in Baltimore Bridge Collapse The New York Times
  19. ^ Yoon, John (26 March 2024). "Cargo Ship Hits Key Bridge in Baltimore, Triggering Partial Collapse". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Part of Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after being hit by large ship; cars in water". CBS News. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
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