Singapore: The Myan-Aung, a 1,100 dwt tanker, capsized and sank following a collision with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) operated car carrier Malacca Highway, on the Yangon river on April 28th. all of Myan-Aung’s 17 crew have been reported safe.
Piraeus: Two seafarers have drowned and a further eight are missing after boxship Consouth collided with general cargo vessel Pirireis, 75nm off Sapienza.
Jakarta: The IM Skaugen vessel Norgas Cathinka has been released after more than six months detention in Indonesia, although two crew members remain detained awaiting trial.
New York: A huge column of blazing LPG was seen 30 miles south of New Orleans after a barge carrying 2,215 barrels of crude oil struck a Chevron pipeline.
Shanghai: Two general cargo vessels have collided in the Minjiang River estuary in the Fujian province, China, resulting in at least one death.