Rescue tugs refloat Maersk Mumbai in North Sea

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Tug crews have succeeded in refloating the Maersk container vessel that became grounded outside the German port of Bremerhaven on February 2.

In a tweet, the global shipping company said the Maersk Mumbai, which was reported to be carrying around 7,400 containers, was refloated in an operation conducted in close cooperation with Smit Salvage and the German maritime emergency agency Havariekommando.  

There was no disruption reported to vessel calls at the port of Bremerhaven.

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