Giant cargo ship towed into Ogden Point for repairs

Greater Victoria has a front-row seat to one of the many challenges facing global supply chains. The SM Busan is currently docked at Ogden Point for emergency repairs. The South Korean-flagged ship is roughly the length of five NHL-sized hockey rinks. About 80% of the containers on the vessel are empty.

The SM Busan left Portland, Oregon, bound for South Korea but began to drift in the Pacific Ocean on New Year’s Eve. A tug boat eventually brought the container ship to Ogden Point on Sunday, where it’s expected to remain for about a month.

The SM Busan is the first ship to use Ogden Point’s Pier B dolphin extension. Completed in 2020, it’s one of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority‘s largest infrastructure projects ever.