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Containerships Collide on the High Seas Off Hong Kong

gCaptain reports that the MOL Maneuver is capable of sailing under its own power. Meanwhile, MOL is investigating the situation on the other ship, but has not identified any injured persons or oil leakage.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the 78,000 DWT MOL-operated containership MOL Maneuver collided with the Cosco containership Zhen He while under way on the open seas southeast of Hong Kong, on February 22, 2012, at around 1745 local time.

None of the crew was injured and no oil leak has been observed.