Two container ships, with a length of approximately 70 meters, sank in Asia.
The ship “Sam Ratulangi” ran aground on Thursday near Thongwa township in the country’s Yangon region. Coastguard, navy and police teams have been monitoring the ship since villagers first spotted it earlier in the week. When it finally came to a standstill after hitting a sandbar, a team entered the vessel and confirmed there was no one on board.
“No crew or cargo was found on the ship. It was quite puzzling how such a big ship turned up in our waters,” U Ne Win Yangon regional parliament MP for Thongwa, told The Myanmar Times. “The authorities are keeping a watch on it.” Yangon police confirmed the container ship was carrying an Indonesian flag.
Another boxship “Ying Hai” sank in the morning on October 3, after free swimming for some hours. All 9 crew went so SAR boats and successfully evacuated. The incident happened in the Taiwan Strait.
