HONG KONG, CHINA – April 17, 2006 /CNW/ – Seaspan Corporation ("Seaspan") (NYSE:SSW) reported today that the New Delhi Express, one of the 4250 TEU containerships on charter to CP USA, was aground for about two hours at the entrance of Newark Bay, New Jersey, early Saturday morning in heavy fog. The vessel is currently discharging containers and will move, under her own power, to a local drydock for permanent repairs on or about April 19, 2006.
Management is in the process of assessing the potential cost and projected offhire time, but currently anticipates that repairs will take approximately one week to complete after which the vessel will return to service. The Company also anticipates that the incident will not result in a material financial impact.
There were no injuries and no adverse environmental impact as a result of the incident.
The vessel is fully insured and the appropriate claims will be filed with insurance underwriters in due course.
About Seaspan
Seaspan owns containerships and charters them pursuant to long-term fixed-rate charters. Seaspan currently owns a fleet of 16 containerships consisting of 14 4250 TEU vessels and two 8500 TEU vessels. Over approximately the next 34 months, Seaspan will add 13 additional vessels to its fleet, including four 2500 TEU vessels, two 3500 TEU vessels, five 4250 TEU vessels, and two 9600 TEU vessels.
Seaspan's common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SSW."
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