ReCAAP Incident alert 04/2014
ReCAAP ISC has issued incident alert 04/2014 regarding an incident involving theproduct tanker Orapin.
On 27 May 14 at or about 1500 hrs (local time), a Thailand-registered product tanker, Orapin 4 departed Singapore for Pontianak, Indonesia with 3,377 metric tonnes of Automative Diesel Fuel (ADF) onboard. The vessel was scheduled to arrive in Pontianak, Indonesia on 29 May 14 at or about 1300 hrs (local time).
On 28 May 14 at or about 1200 hrs (local time), the shipping company had tried to contact Orapin 4 via email but did not receive a reply. The tanker did not arrive in Pontianak on 29 May as scheduled. The last known position of the product tanker on 27 May 14 at 1730 hrs was approximately 3.64 nm north of Pulau Batam, Indonesia (01 14.68 N, 104 03.10 E).
There were 14 crew, all Thai nationals onboard Orapin 4. The ReCAAP ISC had alerted the ReCAAP Focal Points and maritime authorities in the region, including the Malaysian and Indonesian authorities to look out for the missing vessel.
Comments by ReCAAP ISC
The ReCAAP ISC urges vessels in the vicinity to look out for Orapin 4 and report sightings of the missing vessel to the Royal Thai Navy Maritime Information Sharing Centre.
Approximate location
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(Image Credit: ReCAAP Incident Alert 03/2013)
Source: ReCAAP
