Accident丨A container ship in the Bay of Bengal ruptured and fuel oil leaked; another container ship crashed into a fishing vessel
According to reports, on June 16, the container ship "DEVON" was about 260 nautical miles southeast of Chennai, India, in the Bay of Bengal. Cracks occurred in the port side fuel tank area, followed by an oil spill.
The ship notified Colombo MRCC Colombo in time and drifted for a while. After resuming its voyage, the ship stopped for the second time and sailed again at 1730 on June 17th, UTC time.
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The ship was travelling from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Haldia, India, with 382 containers on board. All fuel in the damaged tank is pumped to another tank. Allegedly, about 10 tons were leaked.
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A container ship hits and sinks a fishing boat under a bridge in the Bosphorus Strait
On the afternoon of June 17, the container ship "AS ROSALIA" collided with a fishing boat under the Istanbul Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge in the Bosphorus Strait. The ship was passing northward on its way from Istanbul to Constanta, Romania. Strait.
The accident caused the fishing boat to sink. One of the 33 fishermen on board was killed and two were injured. The ship completed its transit and berthed at an anchorage outside Istanbul on the Black Sea.
