Container Ship Collides! Pilot Boat Sinks!

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Container ship collided with pilot boat while entering Taipei, reports Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

Container ship GODSPEED while arriving from Taichung Taiwan, collided with a pilot boat at 2045 LT (UTC +8) Mar 9, while entering Taipei Port, Taiwan. 

It was reported that there were two crew on board, and no pilot. 

One of the crew was recovered and declared dead. The other one, the skipper of the boat, is reported missing. 

Berthed at Taipei 

The ship berthed at Taipei at around 2100 LT Mar 9.

Container ship GODSPEED, IMO 9426738, dwt 7990, capacity 500 TEU, built 2007, flag HK, manager CREATIVITY DRAGON HOLDINGS LTD, HK.

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Source: Maritime Bulletin