
LPG Tanker ‘Navigator Aries’ Damaged in Collision with Containership in Indonesia
A Navigator Gas LPG tanker was badly broken in a collision Monday with a containership in Indonesia’s Java Sea.
Photos present the Indonesian-flagged LPG provider Navigator Aries with a big gap in its port aspect after the vessel collided with the Panama-flagged MV Leo Perdana.
The incident occurred early Monday off Gresik in Indonesia’s East Java Province shortly after the Navigator Aries departed the Port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Local reviews say the LPG tanker suffered a five-meter gap to its port aspect and briefly caught hearth, however the hearth was introduced underneath management by firefighting tugs.
The 199-meter Leo Perdana, which was inbound to Surabaya, was additionally broken within the incident. AIS information confirmed the containerhship moored in sheltered waters off Surabaya as of 12:23 GMT.
There aren’t any reviews of accidents.
The 20,500 CBM, 159-meter Navigator Aries was inbuilt 2008 and is owned by Navigator Gas.
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