Container vessel that sank near Batam reported ‘significant functional leakage’ just before incident
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The authorities confirmed that all nine crew members on MV Golden Star 1 were rescued safely.
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BATAM, Riau Islands – The Batam port authorities rescued nine Indonesian sailors after their Tanzania-flagged container vessel MV Golden Star I sank in the Traffic Separation Scheme of the Singapore Strait, causing 107 containers to be thrown into the sea on the evening of June 5.
Batam Special Port Master and Port Authorities Office (KSOP) head M. Takwim Masuku said that his office received the information on the ship in distress at about 9.30pm. Before it fully sank, the 1,479 gross tonnage ship reported significant functional leakage at its forepeak.
