According to Fleetmon, the container ship WAN HAI 272 collided with the container ship SANTA LOUKIA in the Bangkok approach channel near buoy 9 at around 8:35 a.m. on 28 January, causing The vessel ran aground and delays were inevitable!
As a result of the incident, the WAN HAI 272 suffered damage to the port side of the forward deck cargo area and was stranded at the collision site.According to ShipHub, as of 30 January 20:30:17, the vessel was still aground in its original position.
The container ship WAN HAI 272 is a Singapore-flagged vessel with a capacity of 1805 TEU, built in 2011 and serving on the Japan Kansai-Thailand (JST) route, and was on voyage N176 from Bangkok to Laem Chabang at the time of the incident.
According to the data of the Big Ship schedule, the “WAN HAI 272″ called at the port of Hong Kong on January 18-19 and at the port of Shekou on January 19-20, with PIL and WAN HAI sharing cabins.
The container ship “SANTA LOUKIA” suffered damage to the cargo deck but was able to continue its voyage and arrived in Bangkok on the same day (28th) and departed Bangkok for Laem Chabang on 29th January.
The vessel is a feeder vessel between Singapore and Thailand.
In other news, on the morning of 30 January, a fire broke out in the engine room of the cargo vessel Guo Xin I near the Lamma Power Station in Hong Kong, killing one crew member and safely evacuating 12 others before the blaze was extinguished some two hours later. It is understood that the vessel was moored near the power station shortly after the fire and remained at anchor.
Wonegg company reminds foreign traders with cargoes on board these vessels to contact their agents promptly to find out about damage to the cargo and delays to the ship’s schedule.
Post time: Feb-01-2023
