Tug to take over a week to reach stricken Maersk Sana
The 8,450 teu Maersk Sana was hit by an engine room explosion on 28 April around 250 nautical miles east of Bermuda while on a voyage from Newark to Singapore. Three seafarers were injured in the blast, with two evacuated through a medevac operation to a medical facility in Bermuda, and one in a stable but critical condition.
In an update issued on 4 May Maersk said: “The crew member who has been in stable but critical condition has been transported to a hospital in the US where he is receiving the best possible care.”
The Maersk Sana remains disabled in the Atlantic and will have been adrift for two weeks the time a tug is expected to reach to tow the vessel to safety.
“A towage vessel is expected to make contact with the Maersk Sana in a little over a week’s time,” the shipping company said in the update.
The 2004-built Maersk Sana is Singapore-flagged and owned by AP Moller Singapore according to database Equasis. P&I cover for the vessel is listed as being with Skuld.
The Maersk Sana’s last Port State Control inspection was by the US Coast Guard (USCG) on 16 April 2025 in the Port of Charleston and no deficiencies were found.
Maersk is yet to respond to further queries from Seatrade Maritime News.
The company said it was still investigating the root cause of the incident on the Maersk Sana. Maersk added it was in communication with customers about mitigating the impact of the incident on their supply chains. The vessel was deployed as part of a service with the Gemini Alliance in partnership with Hapag-Lloyd.
