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Container ship sank off Batam
The ' Golden Star 1', loaded with 107 containers, sank about six kilometres off the coast of Batam on June 5, 2026, at around 10.30 p.m. Singapore time after it started taking on water in the forepeak. The ship had departed the Port of Singapore at 8 p.m. enroute to Malaysia. The nine crew members were safely rescued by the Indonesian authorities. The castaways underwent health checks at Bintang 99 Pier in Batam before being transferred to Riau Islands Police Bhayangkara Hospital for further medical examination. Vessel traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore remained unaffected by the incident, and there were no reports of oil pollution in Singapore waters. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore informed the Indonesian authorities and was monitoring the situation, also issuing navigational broadcasts advising vessels to exercise caution when transiting the area, and to report any sighting of containers or debris adrift. An investigation into the accident was launched by the MPA. The 'Golden Star 1' had issues recorded in an inspection in 2022, which had found that the vessel had corrosion on the decks. Reports with photos and video: https://portalportuario.cl/portacontenedores-se-hunde-en-estrecho-de-singapur/ https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/accidents/containership-sinks-off-batam-indonesia-all-on-board-rescued https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/container-vessel-that-sank-near-batam-reported-significant-functional-leakage-just-before-incident https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef2KDfq8omc&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fshipwrecklog.com%2F
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