Giant cargo ship rams fishing vessel off Singapore (VIDEO)
A 229-meter cargo ship, the First Margaux, rammed a 43-meter Chinese fishing vessel, the Lu Qing Yuan Yu, off the coast of Singapore. The crew captured the collision on video. No information on casualties or damage has been reported yet, and the cause of the incident is being investigated.
Off the coast of Singapore in the Singapore Strait, the 229-meter cargo ship First Margaux rammed the 43-meter Chinese fishing vessel Lu Qing Yuan Yu. The fishing vessel's crew managed to capture the moment of impact on video. The collision occurred as the cargo ship was moving along a common shipping lane and struck the fishing vessel's starboard quarter during an overtaking maneuver. The scale of the incident is underscored by the difference in the ships' sizes. No information on casualties, missing persons, or the exact extent of damage has been reported yet. The cause of the incident is being investigated, and maritime authorities are determining the circumstances under which the fishing vessel ended up on the main route for commercial ships.