A Sudden! A Container Ship Capsized

On the morning of May 26, local time, a container ship named "Marcopolo 188" was hit by strong winds in the Singapore Strait near Kalimen, Riau Islands, Indonesia, after the shift caused the hull of the ship seriously tilted, a large number of containers flooded!

Marcopolo 188 was carrying 195 containers, 87 large ones and 108 small ones, while being towed by tugboat MEGA DAYA 43 from Pekanbaru to Singapore when the accident occurred.

The container ship "Marcopolo 188" is a public barge that plies between Singapore and The port of Perawang, according to large shipping schedule data.

Based on shipping schedule data and container logos at the scene of the incident, it can be seen that the co-shipping companies involved include Maersk, Haberot, MSC, Eva, COSCO Shipping, OoCL, ANL, CNC, SEAGO, MCC and SEALAND.

The accident caused a large number of containers to fall into the water, Slamet Riyadi, head of Tanjungpinang Basarnas Search and rescue Office, said ina written statement released Thursday afternoon.

The official said the barge was crossing kalimon waters in Tanjung Balai at around 1 am on Saturday when it was hit by waves and hit by strong winds due to bad weather. "The accident was caused by strong winds and the barge was listing 60 degrees."

There were no injuries and all eight crew members were safely evacuated.