Cargo ship with container capacity drifted aground and broke in two in the morning Nov 9 in, Russia, Japan sea, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
According to first information, a cargo ship with container capacity drifted aground and broke in two in the morning Nov 9 in Vostok Bay west of Nakhodka, Russia, Japan sea, in stormy weather.
Later it was clarified that there are cracks and holes in the hull of the container ship, but it has not collapsed, according to a report published in Oopstop.
Distress signal
The ship issued distress signal at 0602 LT (UTC +10) Nov 9. Understood the ship arrived at Vostochniy Port from Busan, moved to Vostok Bay to shelter from storm, but couldn’t hold on against wind and seas.
Crew safe?
14 crew, all Chinese, said to be safe, they were still on board as of 0300 UTC Nov 9. SAR tug LAZURIT already left Vladivostok, arriving on site soon.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin , Oopstop
