Panama-flagged bulk carrier collides with Chinese fishing boat near Singapore Strait
In an incident caught on camera and shared widely online, a 229-metre bulk carrier struck a Chinese fishing vessel near the Singapore Strait, likely on Thursday, September 17. The Panama-flagged First Margaux and the Luqing Yuanyu 108, a fishing vessel about 49 metres long, had both set off from anchorages around Singapore at roughly the same time, The Maritime Executive reported. Using AIS…
A Panama-flagged bulk carrier, the First Margaux, collided with a Chinese fishing vessel, the Luqing Yuanyu 108, near the Singapore Strait. The incident, captured on camera and widely shared online, occurred likely on Thursday, September 17. Both vessels departed from anchorages around Singapore at approximately the same time, as reported by The Maritime Executive.
The two ships entered the traffic separation scheme, the designated shipping channel in the strait, when they entered an area where a serious collision occurred on September 20, 2026. According to tracking data, the larger ship, bearing down on the smaller one, struck it. The fishing vessel tipped sharply, water rushed across its deck, and people onboard appeared to hold on.
The video footage ends shortly after the impact. Tracking data suggests the fishing vessel remained afloat, reaching a nearby berth. No injuries or deaths have been reported. While maritime authorities are actively investigating the root causes of the collision, no official account has been published, and the cause of the accident has not been determined.
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