How Korean cable-laying ship struck 4,000 ton barge in Singapore Strait

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How Korean cable-laying ship struck 4,000 ton barge in Singapore Strait

Cable laying ship SEGERO struck barge loaded with some 4000 tons of granite, towed by Indonesia tug TB INDAH LAUT 2201 (IMO 8690863), east of Karimunbesar Island, Riau archipelago, Singapore Strait, at around 0330 LT (UTC +7) Jan 14, 2021, according to FleetMon.

It stated: “Ship’s bow penetrated barge hull some 3 meters deep. SEGERO is en route from the Netherlands to Okpo Korea. SEGERO was also damaged in the collision, as of 1400 UTC she remained in the same area having the status of restricted maneuverability.”

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