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174,000 Tonne Bulker Floods Off Vietnam: Reef Strike Suspected

CLAVE 1 / 4The 174,000-tonne bulker Merchant Mariner reported flooding in three ballast tanks off Vietnam’s Dung Quat port.

CLAVE 2 / 4Crew slowed the vessel from 10.5 to five knots after passing over water as shallow as 18 metres, suggesting reef contact.

CLAVE 3 / 4All 24 crewmembers are safe, and no pollution or cargo-hold flooding has been reported.

CLAVE 4 / 4The bulker remains anchored north of Dung Quat while authorities devise a plan to offload its iron-ore cargo.

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