The forces of EUNAVFOR Atalanta responded to a privacy incident o nhte 'Basilisk', currently underway off the coast of Somalia on May 23, 2024. Two small craftshad come alongside the ship. The vessel’s last AIS signal was transmitted two days ago north of Madagascar. The indication was that the vessel was traveling from Porto Grande in Cape Verde where it departed on May 3 with an ETA at Khalifa on May 29. Atalanta is placing the ship as sailing approximately 380 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, Somalia, heading north. The UK Maritime Trade Organizations places the vessel approximately 420 nautical miles southeast of Merca, Somalia. There were unconfirmed reports that the crew was able to secure themselves in the vessel’s citadel. Atalanta reports one of its warships is in the vicinity and is first to respond.
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INTERASIA PURSUIT
The 'Interasia Pursuit' and the container barge 'SP-ITC 01' (MMSI: 57740091) were in collision on the Dong Nai River on May 23, 2024, causing nine containers on the barge to fall overboard, several more were damaged. The container ship was carrying 468 containers from the SP-ITC Internation Container Terminal in HCMC's Thu Duc City to Port Klang. Shortly after leaving the port at around 2 p.m. it hit against the 'SP-ITC 01', which was headed for the container terminal with 63 containers. The containers that fell into the river were empty. At the time of the accident there were heavy rains and strong winds. The barge suffered damage to its port side hull. The 'Interasia Pursuit' remained unscathed. Officers of the HCMCs Coast Guard arrive at the accident scene. The authority deployed boats and canoes, which recovered eight of the nine containers from the water. The remaining one broke open and was suspected to have sunk. Salvage efforts were ongoing to ensure it did not affect traffic. The collision did not result in any oil spill or injuries. Reports with photos and video: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/traffic/9-containers-fall-into-dong-nai-river-as-singapore-vessel-barge-collide-4750068.html https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tin-tuc-tai-nan-giao-thong-moi-nhat-ngay-hom-nay-24-5-2024-192240524063140121.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKFO6tf6xNE
SP-ITC 01
The container m/v 'Interasia Pursuit' (IMO: 9757553) and the 'SP-ITC 01' were in collision on the Dong Nai River on May 23, 2024, causing nine containers on the barge to fall overboard, several more were damaged. The container ship was carrying 468 containers from the SP-ITC Internation Container Terminal in HCMC's Thu Duc City to Port Klang. Shortly after leaving the port at around 2 p.m. it hit against the 'SP-ITC 01', which was headed for the container terminal with 63 containers. The containers that fell into the river were empty. At the time of the accident there were heavy rains and strong winds. The barge suffered damage to its port side hull. The 'Interasia Pursuit' remained unscathed. Officers of the HCMCs Coast Guard arrive at the accident scene. The authority deployed boats and canoes, which recovered eight of the nine containers from the water. The remaining one broke open and was suspected to have sunk. Salvage efforts were ongoing to ensure it did not affect traffic. The collision did not result in any oil spill or injuries. Reports with photos and video: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/traffic/9-containers-fall-into-dong-nai-river-as-singapore-vessel-barge-collide-4750068.html https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tin-tuc-tai-nan-giao-thong-moi-nhat-ngay-hom-nay-24-5-2024-192240524063140121.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKFO6tf6xNE