Classification
- Incident Type: Allision
- Severity: Low
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vessel Name | COSCO DEVELOPMENT |
| Vessel Type | Container |
| IMO Number | 9472139 |
| Gross Tonnage | 141823 |
| LOA (m) | 366 |
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 2019-07-10 |
| Location | Agua Clara Lock, Panama Canal |
| Region | Other |
| Coordinates | 49.2133, -122.8279 |
| Fatalities | |
| Injuries | |
| Missing | |
| Outcome | The lock's integrity was reported uncompromised; the vessel resumed transit. |
| Direct Damage | |
| Estimated Economic Damage |
Key facts
- FleetMon reported that COSCO DEVELOPMENT struck the Agua Clara Lock wall while transiting the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
- The article attributed the account to a Panama Canal Authority statement that the lock's structural integrity was not compromised.
- Reported damage was limited to a stone staircase; the vessel was reported undamaged.
- After a brief stop at the lock, the vessel resumed its transit and reached Colon on 10 July 2019.
Narrative
On 10 July 2019, the container ship COSCO DEVELOPMENT struck the wall of Agua Clara Lock while transiting the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic. FleetMon reported that a Panama Canal Authority statement confirmed the allision but said that the lock's structural integrity had not been compromised.
The statement, as reported in the article, said that a stone staircase was the only construction to sustain damage and that the vessel itself was undamaged. COSCO DEVELOPMENT stopped briefly at the lock, resumed its transit, and reached Colon later that afternoon. FleetMon further reported that the vessel remained berthed at Colon at 14:30 UTC on 11 July.
The available account does not state the vessel's speed, the immediate navigational cause, pilotage or tug involvement, or whether anyone was injured. It also provides no pollution assessment, monetary damage estimate, official investigation report, or causal findings. The event is therefore recorded as a low-severity allision on the reported consequences, without attributing a contributing factor.
Sequence of events
| Date/time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2019-07-10 | COSCO DEVELOPMENT struck the Agua Clara Lock wall while transiting the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic. |
| 2019-07-10 | After a brief stop, the vessel resumed transit and reached Colon later that afternoon. |
| 2019-07-11 14:30 UTC | FleetMon reported that COSCO DEVELOPMENT remained berthed at Colon. |
Investigation
FleetMon reported a Panama Canal Authority statement on the lock's condition and reported damage. The available material identifies no official investigation report or finding on the cause of the allision.