Source-Blessing

Keeping with Port Canaveral’s maritime tradition, Captain Karl Fidler and crew from the Hapag-Lloyd AG Washington Express container ship were presented with a plaque to welcome them toPort Canaveral. Hapag-Lloyd is a multinational German-based transportation company. It is composed of a cargo container shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd AG, which in turn owns other subsidiaries such as Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The container transport arm of Hapag-Lloyd AG is currently the world’s fifth largest container carrier in terms of vessel capacity. The Washington Express was built in 1997 and is 758 feet long, with a beam of 105 feet. Source: Space Coast Daily

An injured sailor was brought into Bermuda for treatment after he suffered serious burns to his hands after an accident on board the "Washington Express2 on June 6, 2011. He was picked up by the pilot boat at Five Fathom Hole off St David’s at 2 p.m. and was brought into Ordnance Island where a waiting ambulance took him to hospital. The container ship continued its way from Germany to Charleston, South Carolina where it berthed on June 9.