Maersk-Ganges

The 'Maersk Ganges' had to enter the Santa Cruz on Tenerife on June 26, 2023, to bring a deceased crew member off board. The cause of death is unknown. The ship was en route from Algericras to Lome in Togo when it docked in Santa Cruz. The sailor, who was of Greek nationality, had only been on board the ship for a month, he was part of the deck crew. There was no information on the cause of death. However, the autopsy found no signs of violence. The ship continued sailing towards Togo on June 27 and arrived in Lome on July 3.

HullWiper, GAC EnvironHull’s diver-free hull cleaning technology, has completed its 100th clean for Maersk Line. The clean was conducted on the Maersk Ganges in the Jebel Ali Container Terminal, Dubai. The HullWiper Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective hull cleaning solution that employs unique brushless cleaning technology. It uses high-pressure seawater to avoid damage to the antifouling surface on the hull. Debris is collected in a special waste filter unit and disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. It also removes the need to employ divers, reducing operational costs and the risk to human life. http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/hullwiper-delivers-100-hull-cleans-for-maersk-line/

After the "Maersk Tigris" arrived at her original destination Dubai in the evening of May 8, reports have emerged that the crew were held captive under armed guard. A crew member described the ship’s port arrest in Iran for a week as an ordeal and that the Iranian security officials who forcibly boarded the ship in international waters acted like pirates. Intelligence suggested it has been boarded and commandeered by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. They had remained onboard the ship for the entire week and kept the crew under armed guard. The United States and Denmark condemned the seizure of the ship as illegal and the US Navy implemented a policy of accompanying American and British ships through the Strait of Hormuz. That mission has been suspended following the release of the "Maersk Tigris".