The 114 meter long container-barge Run Fa Chang Qing capsized while berthed at the Shengdong container terminal in Yangshan, China. Some 36 containers fell overboard which resulted in shutting down operations at the terminal. Reports state the containers were later salvaged. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.
The general cargo vessel Hai Run 607 collided with the 175 meter long, 23,324 dwt container ship Hansa Siegburg off Qingyu Island, Xiamen, China. The Hansa Siegburg struck the Hai Run 607, loaded with a cargo of sand, which quickly began to sink. The 6 crew on the Hai Run 607 abandoned ship. Five crew were rescued by a passing vessel while the remaining crewman was pulled from the water. One crewman from the Hai Run 607 was later to taken to hospital for treatment. No further details reported.
On November 4, the 169 meter long general cargo ship Tian Xiang 69 sustained an explosion while off Weihai, China. The explosion occurred in the vessel’s crankcase seriously injuring five crewmen. Authorities dispatched a helicopter to the scene and airlifted the injured crew to a nearby hospital. The cause of the explosion was not yet known. Reports state authorities has launched an investigation into the incident.