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A ship capsized close to the Terminal Varreux port in Port-au-Prince on Dec. 23, inflicting casualties and harm. The ship capsized when a truck shifted inside it in the course of the loading course of.
An undetermined variety of folks died after a ship capsized close to the Terminal Varreux port in Port-au-Prince on Dec. 23, a supply on the Maritime and Navigation Service of Haiti (SEMANAH) instructed The Haitian Occasions.
Authorities haven’t but decided the variety of injured, lacking, or the extent of the harm, the supply added.
“This unlucky accident sadly resulted in lack of human life,” Terminal Varreux posted on X, previously Twitter. “The Terminal Varreux expresses its deep remorse following the accident.”
Terminal Varreux introduced that cabotage operations have been briefly suspended following the accident.
The ship, Maelys Lome II, was carrying autos and merchandise, working between Southern Haiti and Port-au-Prince. Videos and images of the pink and white ship, overturned within the water went viral on Monday. Within the photographs and movies circulating on-line, vehicles tilted sideways could be seen on the ship whereas gadgets are scattered within the water.
“This isn’t one thing that’s small,” one man mentioned in a video of the overturned ship.
The ship capsized after a truck on board made a “poor maneuver,” destabilizing the vessel throughout loading, Terminal Varreux mentioned.
“The boat will likely be straightened and reconditioned by its proprietor directly,” Terminal Varreux writes. “For now, it lies half-submerged, outdoors the worldwide docks space.”
Maelys Lome II belongs to JP Haiti Trans, was inbuilt 1970, weighs 2401 tons, and is 75 meters lengthy, in line with Terminal Varreux.
Maelys Lome II’s accident occurred simply 10 days after the La Cecilia ship sank in Petit-Goâve, a western commune. Authorities mentioned one particular person died, 21 survived and a dozen stay lacking.
These two incidents underscore the pressing want for vital reforms in Haiti’s maritime sector.
It is a growing story, extra info will likely be offered when accessible.