On April 24, three vessels ran aground off the shore of Merak, West Java, Indonesia. The three vessels had been blown ashore by strong winds and waves reaching 4 meters. The vessel LCT Batiwakkal Berau and tanker Soechi Chemical Permai I Jakarta washed ashore off Peacock Beach Hotel beach. A third vessel ship ran aground around the beach Hotel Pelangi. A tug was unable to refloat the vessels. No reports of injuries.
On April 21, the 123 meter long, 3794 dwt tanker Palflot 5 ran aground on the Don River in the port of Azov, Russia. The Palflot 5 had departed from Volgograd with 2951 tons of vegetable oil when it ran aground after a navigational error. The tanker was able to refloat itself the same day. No reports of damage, injuries or pollution released.
The 132 meter long, 6653 dwt inland tanker Mekhanik Voronkov ran aground on the Azov Sea – Don Canal. The tanker was proceeding along the canal when strong winds pushed the vessel out of the fairway. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released. The Mekhanik Voronkov was refloated the following day.