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2022

Incident
Name IMO No. Deadweight Built Flag Class Loss of life
Date
9172399 19-Sept-22 35362 1999 Tuvalu KR 0
Reported cause: Collision (Likely root cause: unknown) – the ship sustained hull breach in the
fore section following a collision on 29 Aug 2022, and grounded at Catalan Bay to avoid sinking,
OS 35 carrying a cargo of 33,632 tonnes of steel bars. The hull suffered substantial damage after
the grounding. On 19 Sept 2022, it was reported that the ship’s hull was broken, although not
completely split in two. All 24 crew members were evacuated.
Investigation report on IMO GISIS: No.
Incident
Name IMO No. Deadweight Built Flag Class Loss of life
Date
9665451 31-Oct-22 9999 2014 Panama BV 12
Xing Shun Reported cause: Weather (Likely root cause: unknown) – Cement carrier Xing Shun No 1 lost
No 1 power and sank in rough seas on 31 Oct 2022 in Taiwan Strait, with 12 crew members missing.
Investigation report on IMO GISIS: No

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