Capesize Bulk Carrier Collides With A Fishing Vessel Off Shanghai; 11 Go Missing

Capesize bulk carrier dubbed CAPE BRILLIANCE reportedly collided with a 37-meter-long Chinese fishing vessel about 42 nm E of the Yangtze estuary. The time of the collision was 1830 LT on 31 October.

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The fishing vessel eventually sank. Three of the 14 fishermen on board were rescued, and 11 went missing. SAR is underway, while CAPE BRILLIANCE was reportedly anchored for end-to-end investigation. The bulk carrier is reportedly ballasting from Shanghai’s Taicang to Australia’s Point Samson.

References: Maritime Bulletin, FleetMon

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