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Typhoon Utor claims a bulkerTyphoon Utor claims a bulker

Typhoon Utor claimed one ship as the bulker Trans Summer sank off Hong Kong on Wednesday morning. According to AIS data from marinetraffic.com, the vessel had been bound for the Guangdong port of Yangjiang when it sank 45 nautical miles southwest of Hong Kong.

Vincent Wee, Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

August 15, 2013

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The 2012-built Hong Kong-flagged 56,000 dwt supramax was reportedly carrying nickel ore from Indonesia to China when it capsized in heavy seas of up to 15 metres and winds in excess of 40 knots, local reports said.

The crew abandoned ship as it first started listing about 20 to 30 degrees to port before going beyond 90 degrees and capsizing, reports said.

All 21 mostly mainland Chinese crew were rescued. Two helicopter teams dispatched from Hong Kong rescued 19 crew while a vessel from mainland China picked up the remaining two.

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Vincent Wee

Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

Vincent Wee is Seatrade's Hong Kong correspondent covering Hong Kong and South China while also making use of his Malay language skills to cover the Malaysia and Indonesia markets. He has gained a keen insight and extensive knowledge of the offshore oil and gas markets gleaned while covering major rig builders and offshore supply vessel providers.

Vincent has been a journalist for over 15 years, spending the bulk of his career with Singapore's biggest business daily the Business Times, and covering shipping and logistics since 2007. Prior to that he spent several years working for Brunei's main English language daily as well as various other trade publications.

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