According to foreign media reports, local time on July 13, 17:35, a brand new 11,000 TEU container ship "WAN HAI A02" in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Cai Mep's Thi Vai River bend U-turn out of control.
It is reported that the container ship "WAN HAI A02" was leaving the Cai Mep container terminal.
The container ship "WAN HAI A02" and the bulk carrier "VASSOS 2" moored at the Interflour terminal collided.
The collision caused the bulk carrier "VASSOS 2" to crash into the dock, eventually causing about 46 meters of dock facilities to collapse, conveying cargo machinery and loading and unloading equipment was damaged.
After the accident, the container ship "WAN HAI A02" moved to the outer anchorage of Touton and anchored at about 20 o'clock in the evening.
As of 12:30 a.m. local time on July 14, the container ship "WAN HAI A02" was still at anchor, apparently waiting for the results of the ongoing collision investigation and damage assessment.
The container ship "WAN HAI A02" arrived at Gamei Port from the United States via Shenzhen on July 13, local time. According to data, the next port of call is Shenzhen.
According to port call records, this is the container ship "WAN HAI A02" after the maiden voyage of the second voyage.
According to the scene of the photos show that the container ship "WAN HAI A02" port stern position has a collision caused by the dent, may have broken the situation.
According to Taiwan media reports, a Singaporean container ship "Huachun" departed from Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan Province on the evening of July 10. The hull accidentally collided with the revetment of Hongmao Port, causing damage to the wave wall and navigation lights. The landscape lights were also damaged.
Taiwan Province Kaohsiung Port Branch said that the preliminary estimate of the loss of navigation lights and landscape lights is about NT $2.5 million (about 580000 yuan), and the underwater structural facilities can only be assessed after inspection. In addition, the costs related to the erection of temporary navigation lights will also be claimed from the ship that caused the accident.
Taiwan Province Kaohsiung Port Branch said that it has worked with the ship's Wanhai Shipping Company and Wanya Maritime Insurance Company on the accident.
Container ship "WAN HAI A02", IMO number 9935090, dwt 142148 tons, capacity 10769 TEU, built in 2023, flying Singapore flag, operator WAN HAI LINES, insurance company Assuranceforeningen Gard-Norway.
The bulk carrier "VASSOS 2", IMO number 9852810, dwt 81603 tons, built in 2019, flying the Cyprus flag, managed by company SAFETY MANAGEMENT OVERSEAS, Greece.
Source: Shipping Online