11 January 1992 MSC Napoli sailed at its first trade as – at that time – the worlds largest container vessel.
11 January 1992
Sailed at its first trade as – at that time – the worlds largest container vessel.
28 March 2001
(Then named CMA CGM Normandie) ran aground on a reef in the Singapore Strait. En route from Port Klang, Malaysia to Jakarta, Indonesia. Grounded for several weeks.
6 June – 22 October 2001
The ship was repaired by the Khanh Hoa shipyard in Vietnam.
18 January 2007
While in the English Channel, some 50 miles off the coast of Cornwall en route from Antwerp, Belgium to Portugal got a major crack to the hull. The machinery room was flooded.
The ships master was captain Valentin Velev of Bulgaria. All 26 crew members were safely rescued.
The actual weather there and then:
An unusually violent European windstorm Kyrill hit the channel forming an extra tropical cyclone with hurricane-strength winds. Kyrill caused widespread damage across Western Europe, especially in the United Kingdom and Germany. Described as the worst storm to hit UK in almost a decade.
19 January 2007
The ship was taken under tow. With increasing list and with strong winds, refuge was taken in Lyme Bay.
20 January 2007
MSC Napoli was grounded close to Branscombe in the counties of Devon.
Oil spill prevention and removing of containers from MSC Napoli were initiated immediately.
Cargo of 2318 containers. 103 containers were lost from the ship. Of these 56 were identified.
17 May 2007
The last container was removed and MSC Napoli was finally emptied for all cargo.
9 July 2007
The Napoli was refloated, but was immediately re-beached again.
20 July 2007
The ship was separated into two parts by use of explosives.
17 August 2007
The bow section was towed into the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland for disposal and recycling. The stern section is still at location, Lyme Bay, Branscombe. Once refloated, this section will also be towed to Belfast.
Date: 2008-09-19