Maersk Container Ship Aground near Singapore

Maersk Kendal, a 57,600 DWT large container ship belonging to AP Moller Maersk’s UK subsidiary, the Maersk Company Ltd, is aground near Singapore. No one is hurt, and there are no reports of spillage of oil from the ship. The almost 300 meter long container ship Maersk Kendal, which has space for 6,200 containers, was on its way westward in the international sea route to Singapore early Wednesday morning when it ran aground 700 meters south of Sebarok island, Danish maritime web site maritimedanmark.dk reports.