Lake Shirasagi is the 3rd of 10 new ships to be built in China for Eastern Pacific Shipping. These vessels run on LNG (Liquefied natural gas) as its primary fuel. The ship is also able to connect to shore power where available, as denoted by the giant plug painted on her side.
Lake Shirasagi moved to autoport after discharging heavy equipment at pier 9.
The ships namesake is the lake in Japan created by the Ishitegawa Dam in 1973, and serves as the water reservoir for Matsuyama City.
On Feb 15, the container ship MSC Baltic III, Montreal for Cornerbrook, was sailing off the coast of Newfoundland when it lost power and drifted onto the shore. The 20 crew were rescued by an RCAF Cormorant out of Gander.
T&T marine salvage have been hired by MSC, and the coast guard is standing by, however work is being hampered by weather
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And Latest update.
Crews are currently evaluating the situation. No pollution has been detected, however several containers have been damaged. and the hull is showing signs of stress.
