A container ship carrying about 290 containers sunk off the coast of Thailand, on Saturday afternoon. All 16 crewmen were rescued safely and brought ashore at Chalong Bay.
A Chattogram port-bound container capsized off the coast of Thailand on Saturday afternoon. The ship was carrying about 290 containers en route from Malaysia to Bangladesh.
All 16 crewmen were rescued safely and brought ashore at Chalong Bay, reported The Phuket News today. A Panama‑flagged vessel, Sealloyd Arc, encountered trouble off Phuket’s southern coast on February 7, prompting a coordinated emergency maritime response.
🇹🇭 A container ship carrying 290 containers has sunk off the coast of Phuket, leaving an oil slick
Provincial authorities report that 14 containers hold hazardous substances, with part of the cargo still afloat near the wreck site.
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Manager of the ship’s local agent Alvi Lines Bangladesh, Md Mukul Hossain confirmed the incident. He said that the ship faced an incident while coming from Malaysia.
The vessel tilted and sank in deep water off the coast of Phuket and the captain declared the ship abandoned. The vessel left Port Klang on February 5 and was expected to arrive at Chattogram on February 12, he informed.
According to The Phuket News, the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre Region 3 (Thai MECC3) reported that the vessel began taking on significant amounts of water while sailing south of Laem Phromthep, about three nautical miles offshore. The inflow caused the ship to lean heavily and risk sinking.
According to Thai MECC3, it reported that an unidentified fishing boat was found nearby which was rescued by eight crew members from the vessel and then a vessel of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation rescued the other eight crewmen.
All the crewmen were safely transported to the shore at Chalong Bay Pier and authorities confirmed that no crew members were hurt.
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