Hopper dredge capsized after collision with tanker. [Photo: Phillipine Coast Guard]
A 50,420 dwt, 2011-built merchandise tanker, the Petite Soeur, is at present being held within the Philippines following a collision with a Sierra Leone flagged hopper dredge.
The Marshall Islands registered Petite Soeur operates within the Norden tanker pool and is managed by Norden Synergy Ship Management.
According to the Philippine Coast Guard, two crew members— a Filipino and a Chinese — aboard the dredge, the M/V Hong Hai, died within the collision. The Chinese crew member drowned. The Filipino, the vessel’s security officer, subsequently died of head accidents after he and 15 different crew members had been rescued by a great samaritan vessel. Three different Chinese crew members are lacking,
The collision occurred within the waters between Corregidor Island and Mariveles, Bataan, round 9.30 p.m., Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) stated.
Local media reports quote PCG spokesperson Rear Adm. Armand Balilo as saying that collision between the 140-meter dredge and the 183-meter tanker prompted the dredge to capsize whereas the tanker was not broken
According to the Equasis knowledge base, the 2019-built dredge is owned by HF Marine of Singapore and managed by Malaysia-based DFS Maritime Services Sdn Bhd.
The Philippine Coast Guard stated all of the 21 crew members of Petite Soeur had been protected and in good bodily situation. While the ship appeared undamaged, the PCG has not dominated out the potential of any spill from the vessel, which, as of Saturday, was being held within the Port of Mariveles whereas investigations continued.
