Massive container ship loses power near NYC’s Verrazzano Bridge days after Baltimore Key Bridge disaster

New York Post ^ | 04/07/2024 | Chris Nesi

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A massive container ship lost power in the waters around New York City and was brought to a rest near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Friday night — less than two weeks after failure on another massive cargo vessel caused it to smash into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The US Coast Guard confirmed that its Vessel Traffic Service received a report that the 89,000-ton M/V Qingdao lost propulsion about 8:30 p.m. as it traversed Kill Van Kull waterway — the shipping lane between Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey.

An image shared on X by John Konrad, CEO of maritime-focused news outlet gCaptain, shows the 1,100-foot Qingdao floating uncomfortably close to the span that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island.

BREAKING: A NY tugboat captain has reported to @gCaptain “container ship APL QINGDAO lost power while transiting New York harbor. They had 3 escort tugs but 3 more were needed to bring her under control. They regained power & were brought to anchor near the verrazano bridge”


pic.twitter.com/Z2IP04xmLs— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) April 7, 2024

In response to the power failure, three tug boats were dispatched to bring the Qingdao under control.

The vessel was reportedly positioned “just north” of the bridge.

“Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service New York received a report from the M/V Qingdao around 8:30pm, Saturday, that the vessel had experienced a loss of propulsion in the Kill Van Kull waterway,” a Coast Guard spokesperson told The Post in a statement Sunday.

“The vessel regained propulsion and was assisted to Stapleton Anchorage by tugs.”

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FYI, The Qingdao is registered in Malta and owned by French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM. It was bound for Norfolk, Virginia at the time it lost power.

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[VTenigma]

Once is an incident, twice is a coincidence, three times is an enemy action.

[BlackVeil]

This does look ominous.

[gundog]

Any extra Chinese circuitry in the-electronics of these ships?

[ClearCase_guy]

Some Bond villains are real.

[linMcHlp]

That is the 3rd incident.

The 2nd incident occurred in a channel between Munuscong Lake and Mud Lake, Chippewa County, State of Michigan.

MV American Mariner blocked the channel.

https://twitter.com/USCGGreatLakes/status/1773512826390266113

Ship is now heading to (or is at) Ashtabula, OH for repairs.

https://twitter.com/USCGGreatLakes/status/1774418742207811608

[EnderWiggin1970]

OK... how often do things like this happen in the ordinary course of events? Perhaps it is more common than we realize and bullets are dodged fairly often. But I’ll admit this makes me raise my eyebrows a bit. Is there any data on “power loss” mishaps during shipping operations?

[bigbob]

“You too could have a bright future in large cargo ship operation!”

[pfflier]

This is a good question that needs to be asked to put things in perspective.

The media is well known for their "shark attack" mentality.

[Libloather]

[frank ballenger]

But he said he was a business representative of Universal Exports.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“ OK... how often do things like this happen in the ordinary course of events? Perhaps it is more common than we realize and bullets are dodged fairly often. But I’ll admit this makes me raise my eyebrows a bit. Is there any data on “power loss” mishaps during shipping operations?”

My thoughts exactly.
Kind of like how the left wants to turn every thunderstorm into proof of human caused global warming .

[Shady]

Not a coincidence at all.

[LegendHasIt]

Wasn’t there another one in Turkey a few days ago?

What’s that old saying? “Once is Circumstance, twice is coincidence, Three times is Enemy Action? Something like that.

[virgil]

I thought APL was a Singapore company, unless they have split up some more. They have undergone some restructuring in the last few years. They used to do trucking, but I don’t know if that has changed.

[llevrok]

Is Boeing in the ship operations business?

[TStro]

The cranes were no doubt made in China with their modems installed.

[Secret Agent Man]

This shiite is not coincidental or random.