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Name | Maersk Hangzhou |
Namesake | Hangzhou |
Owner | A.P. Moller Singapore Private Ltd. [1] |
Operator | Maersk Line [1] |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea |
Yard number | 2876 [1] |
Launched | 22 September 2017 [1] |
In service | 5 February 2018 [1] |
Identification |
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Status | In service [1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Maersk H-class container ship |
Type | Container ship |
Tonnage | 153,774 GT |
Length | 353 m (1,158 ft) |
Beam | 53.5 m (176 ft) |
Draft | 15 m (49 ft) |
Depth | 29.9 m (98 ft) |
Propulsion | Single shaft; fixed pitch propeller |
Capacity | 15,226 TEU |
Maersk Hangzhou is an H-class container ship operated by Maersk Line. It is Singapore-flagged and is owned by Moller Singapore Asia-Pacific, a subsidiary of the Maersk company. [2] The ship was attacked by Houthi fighters during the Red Sea Crisis on 30 December 2023.
On 30 December 2023, Maersk Hangzhou was hit by a land-based missile, though suffering only limited damage and no casualties. [3] The following day, the ship issued a distress call after coming under attack from what U.S. CENTCOM described as four Iran-backed Houthi small boats. [4]
Several shots were fired and attempts to board were made and a contracted security team returned fire. The United States Navy's aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and destroyer USS Gravely responded to the distress call. Verbal commands were issued to the four boats, and helicopters from the Dwight D. Eisenhower were dispatched. After taking small arms fire, United States Navy helicopters returned fire, sinking the boats and killing their crews (the fourth boat withdrew). [5] There was no damage to U.S. equipment or personnel. [4]
Maersk decided to pause transits through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden following the attack. [6]
According to Ports Europe, Maersk Hangzhou arrived in the Port of Trieste with no visible damage the week of 16 January 2024. [7]
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On 30 December 2023, Houthi forces in the Gulf of Aden attacked the Maersk commercial vessel Maersk Hangzhou. Early the next day, Houthis again attacked the Maersk Hangzhou, attempting to board the freighter. The Maersk Hangzhou made a distress signal, to which U.S. Navy forces of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and destroyer USS Gravely responded. The U.S., along with Maersk security personnel aboard the ship, repelled the attack. The U.S. sank three Houthi vessels, killing ten Houthis. Maersk announced a 48-hour pause on shipping through the Red Sea following the incident.
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