12FEB2019 - NEWS - Greece registered bulk carrier Pireas collides with Malaysian Government vessel Polaris near Singapore on 09 February

Greece registered bulk carrier Pireas and Malaysian Government vessel Polaris collided on February 9 in Singapore territorial waters within Singapore Port Limits off Tuas. After refuelling at Singapore’s eastern bunkering anchorage south of Bedok, the bulk carrier was on its way to its next port of call at Tanjung Pelepas when the collision took place. The 2006-built Panamax bulker is part of Chronos Shipping’s fleet from Greece. The collision occurred when the bulk carrier was making a manoeuvre to get out of the area. There were no reported injuries or oil leakage. The bulk carrier Pireas has proceeded with its journey to Tanjung Pelepas as the collision was not considered a very serious accident under the IMO Marine Casualty Investigation Code.

Published by Editor - www.Livebunkers.com at 12-Feb-2019 06:05:40 [UTC] , contact editor at editor@livebunkers.com