The Initial Press Release of Cargo Vessel “YU ZHOU QI HANG” made contact with the gantry crane while berthing at Keelung Port
At about 1407 hours on October 14, 2024, a China flag cargo vessel " YU ZHOU QI HANG ", made contact with a gantry crane on Berth W20 while berthing at Keelung Port. The occurrence caused damage to 1 gantry crane on the ground and 1 gantry crane onboard. No injury or oil pollution occurred in this occurrence.
The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) classified the event as a major marine occurrence per the Transportation Occurrence Investigation Act and referenced the Casualty Investigation Code of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The Investigator-In-Charge was assigned, and an investigation team was launched to conduct the investigation.
Further information and the progress of the occurrence investigation will be published on the TTSB website.
Ya-Ting Chang, Secretariat Office
Tel: +886-2-7727-6210
E-mail: yating@ttsb.gov.tw
Michael Guan, Marine Occurrence Investigation Division
Tel: +886-2-7727-6202
E-mail: michael @ttsb.gov.tw