Seafarer Missing After Tanker Runs Aground Near Taiwan’s Taichung Port
The vessel, managed by Hong Kong-based Grand Dragon Shipping, began drifting uncontrollably toward the shore.
The vessel, managed by Hong Kong-based Grand Dragon Shipping, began drifting uncontrollably toward the shore.
The fishing vessel, identified as Geumgwang weighed 29 tons and had a crew of three South Koreans and five Indonesian nationals.
Spain’s maritime rescue team, Salvamento Maritimo, responded immediately, sending a tug and motor lifeboat to the scene.
The ship, a 38,000 DWT methanol dual-fuel cement carrier, is currently under construction at Zhejiang Xingle Shipbuilding in China.
Syria has relied heavily on shipments of Iranian oil, with nearly 19 million barrels delivered in 2024 alone.
The collision occurred late on the evening of December 5, when the Tzarevna was en route from Denmark to Russia.
The retrofit involved upgrading the vessel’s original MAN B&W 8G95ME-C9.5 engine to a dual-fuel MAN B&W 8G95ME-LGIM Mk10.5 unit.
The boater, 53-year-old Kirill Vladimirovich Mikhaylov, a resident of St. Kitts and Nevis, was sailing solo on his 46-foot yacht Poesterd.
The rescue operation began immediately, with around 50 personnel from a joint rescue team working to save the passengers.
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