Five team participants of a Dominican- signed up dredger were missing out on after an accident with an Indonesian- signed up vessel in Singapore’s territorial waters on Wednesday, Singapore’s Marine Port Authority (MPA) claimed.

The crash included the Dominican- flagged dredger JBB DE RONG 19 and also the Indonesian- flagged vessel Kartika Segara and also happened at 12:40 a.m. (Singapore time) on Wednesday,Sept 13 in the westbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait.

Seven of the twelve team participants aboard the dredger were saved and also sent out to Singapore for clinical therapy.

The missing out on consist of 4 Chinese nationals and also one Malaysian, the MPA claimed. The 7 saved were Chinese nationals.

So much scuba divers have actually recuperated 2 bodies.

The dredger tipped over and also is presently partly immersed, while the vessel reported damages to her starboard, MPA claimed.

Prior to the crash, Singapore’s Vessel Traffic Information System (VTIS) sent out navigational info and also cautions to both vessels to take precautionary activities to prevent an accident, the MPA claimed. While the vessels recognized the info supplied by the Singapore VTIS, the crash was not prevented, according to the MPA.

AIS Animation of the Collision:

The MPA is leading search and also rescue procedures with assistance from the Singapore Navy, Air Force, Police Coast Guard, and also the Singapore Civil Defence Force About 200 workers are associated with the SAR procedures, the MPA claimed.

It claimed there had actually been no interruption to delivery website traffic in the Singapore Strait.

The MPA has actually released an examination right into the event.