Bulk Carrier Grounds and Causes Damage to Corals
Incident
Vessel grounding
Date
Since 20th April 2016
Vessel type
Bulk carrier
Location
Off the ancestral waters of Barangay Aramaywan
Casualties
Nil
A Chinese registered bulk carrier, that was carrying a cargo of nickel ore, ran aground off the ancestral waters of Barangay Aramaywan...
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