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据报道，德班港入口处已发生两起搁浅事故。分别是Pacific Quartz轮触碰北防波堤和ER Elsfleth轮于2014年12月上旬在港口触底。港口当局正在对两起事件进行调查，第二起事件的调查报告显示，海底可能正在形成一个横穿海港入口的沙洲。
当地各个论坛对事故提出诸多问题和众多理论。最重要的问题是，对航道入口进行适当疏浚和清除来自南防波堤的淤泥。
由于港口已发生数起搁浅事故，港务局长希望能在近期就疏浚问题出一份报告。搁浅事故发生后，德班港已将港口富裕水深减少了30厘米。
详细信息请参阅附件。
South Africa, Port of Durban: Groundings and Port Safety Issues
Recent developments
There have been reported groundings, including two recent incidents at the harbour entrance to the port of Durban. In the first case it was reported that MV Pacific Quartz touched the north breakwater and the second vessel MV ER Elsfleth touched bottom in early December. The port authorities are investigating the incidents, but the second incident is alarming as reports may indicate that there appears to be a sand bar forming across the harbour entrance.
Questions have been raised at various local forums regarding these incidents and various theories have been put forward. The most pertinent one regards proper dredging of the entrance channel and the removal of silt from the South breakwater.
The harbour master is expected to publish a report shortly on the issue of dredging as there may have already been a number of previous groundings in the port. As a result of these groundings, the port reduced the under keel clearance in Durban by 30 cm.
See attached file: South Africa, Port of Durban: Groundings and Port Safety Issues.pdf
