Maersk Honam
Maersk Honam is a container ship operated by Maersk Line. The vessel caught fire on 6 March 2018 while sailing in the Arabian Sea. Five members of the crew of 27 were killed, including one rescued crew member who died later from injuries. Description Maersk Honam is a fully cellular container ship with a capacity of . Her general configuration follows that of similarly sized container ships with deckhouse about two thirds forwards to improve visibility over container stacks, engine room aft, and container stowage in nine cargo holds as well as on deck. She is long overall, has a moulded beam of , and fully laden draws of water. Her gross tonnage is 153,153; net tonnage 70,694; and deadweight tonnage 162,051 tonnes. Maersk Honam is powered by a single license-built 8-cylinder MAN B&W 8G95ME-C9.5 low-speed crosshead diesel engine producing at 80 rpm and driving a single fixed pitch bronze propeller. History Maersk Honam was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea, as part of a US$1.1 billion contract for the construction of nine container ships with a nominal capacity of for Maersk Line. These so-called H-class vessels were designed with improved operational flexibility compared to older designs,