Incident Photo of The Week – CMA CGM Dahlia

By Mike Schuler On September 16, 2008

Crushed containers hang off the the vessel

More hang off the stern including one self-unloading box

While crossing the Pacific in late February 2008, M/V CMA CGM Dahlia ran into a strong storm, suffering significant damage. The vessel makes it to the Port of Manzanillo, Mexico where Emergency Services stand by to assess the damage. Containers hang off the starboard side since the storm hit, with more damaged on the stern.

This along with other maritime disasters can be found at cargolaw.com

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After graduating the Catholic University of America in 2005 with a B.S.B.A. in Finance, Mike went on to Tahoe to help with the launch of gCaptain's sister site, UnofficialNetworks.com. In June of 2008 Mike joined gCaptain.com as the first full-time employee in charge of the day-to-day operations of gCaptain.com and Unofficial Networks, LLC.