Bangladeshi ship runs aground at Visakhapatnam beach

A 3,000-tonne Bangladeshi cargo vessel, MV Maa, drifted from its anchorage point and ran aground near Tenneti Park in Visakhapatnam, in the wee hours of Tuesday.

The empty ship which came to Visakhapatnam Port to load fly ash cargo had been waiting near the anchorage point since September 19 for the berthing itinerary.

As per the initial findings by the authorities of Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) , the ship had one functioning anchor, which was not informed to the port officials. Every ship is built with at least two anchors on each side of the bow. Due to the heavy swell owing to the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, the sea had been very rough for the last two days which made the ship lose its only anchor.