The exact cause of the collision is being investigated
A cargo ship has sunk after it collided with another vessel off the coast of the central-southern coast of Thailand, but crew members were able to exit safely.
The collision happened on Tuesday morning off Thailand’s Chon Buri province in the Udom Gulf harbor, local marine police told the Bangkokg Post. There were no reports of casualties.
According to the marine police, the Unison Vego vessel, a large cargo ship which is registered in Panama, struck another large cargo ship, the Ocean Tower, which was unloading at that time. The Unison Vego was trying to anchor at Siam Seaport Harbour in Udom Gulf when its engine suddenly shut down and rammed into the ship, the police said.
The collision caused a large hole in the Ocean Tower, which gradually sunk, but the 20 crew members were able to evacuate the ship without incident. The ship sunk with most of the machinery that was being unloaded still inside the ship.
The exact cause of the collision is being investigated.
Source: BNO News