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Two men charged after collision

Two men were charged in a Singapore court on July 2, 2025, under the Merchant Shipping Act over the collision of tthe 'Hafnia Nile', now sailing as 'Hafnia Shannon', with the 'Ceres 1' on July 19, 2024, in which one man was killed and another was badly injured. Soosai Antony Vainer, 35, and a Sri Lankan, Wickramage Viraj Amila Shavinda Perera, 40, were the two crew members on the ''Hafnia Nile', who were charged. Perera was the officer in charge of the navigational watch. Vainer was the duty lookout of the navigational watch. Vainer observed that the 'Hafnia Nile' was approaching close to the 'Ceres 'I, but did not report this to the officer in charge of the navigational watch. Instead, he allegedly steered the 'Hafnia Nile'. when he had not been directed to do so, and failed to keep a proper lookout. As a result of this failure, the vessel collided with the 'Ceres I'- The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has brought the prosecution cases against the two men. If found guilty, the men can each be jailed for up to two years, fined up to SGD 50,000 or both.

Offloading underway

The offloading of the naphtha cargo iof the 'Hafnia Nile' was underway. The investigation into the incident also continued being led by Malaysian authorities and monitored by Singapore as the flag state of the product tanker. A portion of the cargo which was owned by Cespa and bound for Japan was recoverable. The offloading was to be completed in the next few days with the support of the Malaysian authorities. An unnamed tanker has been positioned to receive the naphtha. The 'Hafnia Nile' was underway near the eastern side of the Singapore Strait when it made contact with the tanker 'Ceres I '. It was expected that the 'Hafnia Nile', after having completed the offloading, would be permitted to proceed to a shipyard for repairs. investigators continued to explore it as an allision in which the 'Hafnia Nile' struck the 'Ceres I', which was believed to be at anchor. Among the points to be investigated, however, was if the vessel was broadcasting an accurate AIS signal and was at anchor as alleged. The vessel was linked to the operations hiding Iranian oil and it was in a known area used for illicit ship-to-ship transfers. The vessel is also reported to have a history of falsifying its AIS signal location and going dark. The ownership also remained clouded with it being registered likely to a shell company in Hong Kong that has not provided statements since the incident.

Tankers still being secured

Ahead of investigating various allegations against the 'Ceres I', the priority was still the safety of the ships. The priority was to keep the tankers afloat, especially the 'Hafnia Nile'. The Malaysian authorities were working with the Singapore authorities on this issue. The initial investigation has not detected any oil spill, only a layer of oil suspected to have been caused by the 'Hafnia Nile'. The salvors have placed an oil containment barrier around the 'Hafnia Nile' to control the situation. There was no reported oil spill from the 'Ceres I'. The 22 crew members of the 'Hafnia Nile' were rescued by the RSS 'Supreme' of the Republic of Singapore Navy. The crew of the 'Ceres I' were still on board the vessel, which was unladen and headed to Langshan. In the aftermath of the collision, the 'Ceres I' was identified as a "serial phony", ships that deliberately manipulate AIS data to disguise their actual location. The 'Ceres I' also discharged Iranian heavy crude into waters off the U.S. East Coast around June, in an area known for storage and ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned Iranian, Venezuelan and Russian oil bound for China.