The Initial Press Release of Bulk Carrier “FU SHUN” sank and crew members died offshore Kaohsiung Port

On 25th July 2024, at about 0602 local time, a Tanzania flag bulk carrier "FU SHUN" (IMO No. 8510221) with a gross tonnage of 599 carrying 9 Myanmar crew members and 8 refrigerated containers onboard suffered listing and water ingress at 15.4 nautical miles offshore Kaohsiung port. Master announced to abandon ship. The occurrence resulted in the vessel sank, 2 crew members killed and 4 crew members missing.

The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) classified the event as a major marine occurrence per the Transportation Occurrence Investigation Act and referenced the Casualty Investigation Code of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The Investigator-In-Charge was assigned, and an investigation team was launched to conduct the investigation.

Further information and the progress of the occurrence investigation will be published on the TTSB website.

Vivi Yang, Secretariat Office
Tel: +886-2-7727-6217
E-mail: [email protected]

Michael Guan, Marine Occurrence Investigation Division
Tel: +886-2-7727-6202
E-mail: michael @ttsb.gov.tw