An AP Moller-Maersk ultra-large container ship that grounded outside the port of Bremerhaven, Germany, has been refloated.
According to the country’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies, the 20,000-teu Mumbai Maersk (built 2018) was refloated by the 178-tonne bollard pull tug Union Sovereign and the 113 bollard pull tug Neuwerk.
Six tugs were in attendance during the operation, which took place at midnight during high tide.
