Menu

82,000-Ton Cargo Ship Slams Into Fishing Boat in Terrifying Collision (Video)
📰
0

82,000-Ton Cargo Ship Slams Into Fishing Boat in Terrifying Collision (Video)

Surfer·Dashel Pierson·about 10 hours ago
#mVETOgQ5
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

You’d think there was enough ocean for everybody, but apparently not. A somewhat shocking video from the Singapore Strait captures the moment a 750-foot bulk carrier plowed into a Chinese fishing vessel barely a quarter of its length, violently rolling the smaller boat and sending seawater rushing across its deck. Watch the footage linked here and below. View this post on Instagram The Panama-flagged First Margaux, a 229-meter (750-feet) vessel with a deadweight capacity of roughly 82,300 tons, collided with the approximately 160-foot Luqing Yuanyu 108 on September 17 as both traveled west toward the Strait of Malacca. Footage filmed aboard the fishing boat makes the size difference terrifyingly clear. Crew members watch the enormous black-and-red bow bear down from behind, shouting warnings as the gap disappears. Seconds later, the First Margaux strikes the fishing vessel’s starboard quarter. The impact shoves the Luqing Yuanyu sideways and heels it hard to port.…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.

Read More