M/V Anna Maersk; 220 NM South of Dutch Harbor, AK

220 NM South of Dutch Harbor, AK | 2008-May-01

Initial Notification: On May 1, 2008, the USCG notified the AK SSC that the M/V Anna Maersk, enroute between Hong Kong and San Francisco, lost power and is adrift about 220 n.mi. south of Dutch Harbor, AK, at position 49-42.0N,. 166-57.8W as of 0730 ADT on May 1. USCG requested a vessel drift trajectory for the next 4-5 days while help is being summoned. The 1154-foot vessel has a capacity of 6600 containers. The vessel is reported to be drifting at 1 knot to the west. Word was received that the on-board engineers had restored the engines, and the vessel continued on its way.