The Initial Press Release of the investigation on the occurrence, 'TONG YUN' Oil Tanker met with 'FPMC B FOREVER' Bulk Carrier, then contacted the offshore breakwater at[...]

On June 8, 2024, a Taiwan-registered oil tanker, TONG YUN (IMO No. 9566356), with a gross tonnage of 28410, meeting with a Liberian-registered bulk carrier, FPMC B FOREVER (IMO No. 9445253), with a gross tonnage of 94710 at the traffic lane of Kaohsiung port. After the meeting, the oil tanker's starboard side contacted the offshore breakwater of Kaohsiung port No.2 entrance, causing damage to both the hull and the breakwater. No casualties or environmental pollution resulted from this occurrence.

The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board （TTSB） classified this 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]

Willis Chen, Investigator-In-Charge
Marine Occurrence Investigation Division
Tel: +886-2-7727-6246
E-mail: [email protected]