Singapore‑flagged ship crashes into riverbank near Kolkata, disaster narrowly averted

A Singapore-flagged container ship, the Nawata Bhum, crashed into a riverbank near Kolkata, India, on Wednesday, narrowly avoiding a major disaster. The 148-metre vessel, en route to Kolkata’s Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, lost control in the Hooghly River after departing Port Klang nine days earlier on August 3. The collision occurred at Noorpur in Diamond Harbour, approximately 50 kilometres from Kolkata, and caused cracks in the riverbank.

Fortunately, no boats or launches were stationed at the ferry terminal at the time of the crash, preventing a more severe incident.

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