Two months on from a severe fire aboard the 8,212 teu ONE Henry Hudson while docked at Yusen Container Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles, the vessel is now making its way cautiously across the Pacific for repairs at an unspecified yard in Asia.

Ocean Network Express (ONE) told clients yesterday that the cargo discharging operation was completed on Monday. All cargo has been stored at the designated yard spaces at Yusen Terminal with shippers requited to pay general average to get their containers. 

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the fire began below deck, likely from an electrical source, then spread through multiple sublevels. A mid-deck explosion disrupted onboard power, knocking out lights and crane operations. The severity of the fire forced authorities to tow the vessel out to sea to an anchorage near Angel’s Gate Lighthouse, allowing firefighting and cooling efforts to continue while reducing risk to the port.