TTSB - Taiwan Transportation Safety Board

06/08/2024 | Press release | Archived content

'TONG YUN' Oil Tanker met with...

Description

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.