Container ship accident near Houston on October 31, 2011
At 9:47 a.m. Coast Guard sector Houston-Galveston received a report that the 782-foot container ship, MSC NEDERLAND, had collided with the 799-foot chemical tanker, ELKA APOLLON.
Three containers from the NEDERLAND have fallen onto the deck of the ELKA APOLLON. Some hydraulic fluid from one of the containers containing tractor equipment is leaking onto the deck of the tanker.
No injuries have been reported and the shipping channels remain open. The vessels owners/operators are working on a salvage plan to return the vessels to operation.