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Pireas

Pireas

Pireas
Photo: Singapore Authorities

The 225 meter long, 76598 dwt bulk carrier Pireas allided with the 84 meter long, 2246 dwt support vessel Polaris in the Straits of Johor off Tuas, Singapore.  The Pireas was headed for Tanjung Pelepas from Newcastle when it struck the moored Polaris.  The port hull of the Pireas scraped along the foreship of the Polaris.  No reports of injuries or pollution released.  The Pireas was detained while authorities conduct an investigation into the incident.