According to the Xinde Marine News, a container ship called BF TIGER has collided with another vessel in waters off Zhejiang province. Initial reports say one person was killed in the crash.
The accident happened in the early morning of August 7, the sunk vessel named XINGHANG (XH489), there were four people on board, one was killed.
On this voyage, BF TIGER docked in Dalian, Tianjin and Qingdao and headed for Hong Kong. It collided with XH489 while sailing the sea area as shown in the picture.
The latest AIS location information of XH489 is not available. The last AIS of XH489 was sent out around 1420 on July 25, when the ship was still in the Yangtze River. XH489 is 118 meters long and 19 meters wide.
Since the accident, the BF TIGER has turned back and sailed to the southern anchorage of Zhoushan, where it is expected to undergo further investigation.
BF Tiger, a 2,824TEU container vessel, 222m long, owned by FOROOHARI SCHIFFAHRTS and managed by BF SHIPMANAGEMENT, is being chartered to Maersk.
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