Australia’s largest
sail-training tall ship was badly damaged this morning as it was struck by the
8,814 teu Maersk Shekou. The boxship also hit the Western Australian Maritime Museum while
entering the inner harbour of Fremantle port this morning 30 August.
The 1986-built STS Leeuwin II tall ship was dismasted in the
accident, with two of its crew injured. The hull of the 55 m long sailing
vessel remains intact. An investigation into the accident is set to get
underway.
The 2010-built
containership suffered a severe fire off Singapore in January 2020 when under
previous ownership and called Northern Juvenile. It was bought by Maersk two years ago and
is managed by V. Ships.