On August 28, in an eerie incident, a ghost container ship with no crew members ran aground near the Gulf of Martaban.
What happened?
The ghost container ship ‘Sam Ratulangi’ ran aground near the mouth of the Gulf of Martaban, 7 nautical miles from Thongwa Township in Yangon Region.
The vessel registered in Palau ran aground in bad weather three days ago and was set to be towed for repairs.
No crew members
There were no crew members or cargo onboard the vessel when it ran aground. The vessel is suspected to have been abandoned after the towing efforts failed.
The Myanmar Department of Marine Administration speculated that the ship was either towed by another vessel for some distance before separating and eventually running aground, or abandoned after a failed attempt to tow it. The department assured that it would contact the port authority in Palau as soon as possible in the hopes of reaching its owner in order to salvage the vessel.
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Source: The Irrawaddy
