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2024-04-08 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
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Container ship APL Qingdao loses power and slows to a halt near NYC's Verrazzano Bridge 12 days after cargo vessel crash in Baltimore left six dead
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - An enormous, 89,000 ton shipping container lost its power in New York harbor on Saturday
- The 1,100' container, registered in Malta, lost its propulsion as it traversed the Kill Van Kull waterway
- The shipping container in Baltimore also lost its propulsion before the big crash
A Coast Guard spokesperson told the New York Post that they received a report of the errant shipping container around 8:30 pm.
'Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service New York received a report from the M/V Qingdao around 8:30pm, Saturday, that the vessel had experienced a loss of propulsion in the Kill Van Kull waterway'.
The spokesperson added that the 'vessel regained propulsion and was assisted to Stapleton Anchorage by tugs'.
According to vesselfinder.com, the Qingdao is 12 years old and is operated by French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM.
According to John Konrad, power loss incidents in shipping containers like the Dali and the Qingdao are on the rise.
Konrad claimed that the Verrazzano was spared the Baltimore bridge's fate because of the presence of Vessel Traffic Services in New York.
'One major difference between Baltimore and New York is the US Coast Guard operates Vessel Traffic Service in NY'.
The maritime-trade expert further explained that 'VTS is like air traffic control. They monitor all ships and tugs and can respond quickly to emergencies'.
'Baltimore did not have VTS service'. 
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