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View all search resultsCrew rescued as container vessel sinks in Singapore Strait, 107 containers drifted
Tanzanian-flagged MV Golden Star I sunk after reporting severe leakage on the evening of June 5, 2026, and the 107 containers it carried drifted into the open sea.
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A container (right) is seen ashore on June 6, 2026, on Sambu Kecil Island, northwest of Batam Island, Riau Islands, after falling from a container vessel which sunk in Singapore Strait. The Tanzanian-flagged MV Golden Star I sunk after reporting severe leakage on the evening of June 5, 2026, and the 107 containers it carried were thrown into the open sea. (Courtesy of Batam Special KSOP/-)
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atam port authorities rescued nine Indonesian sailors after their Tanzanian-flagged container vessel MV Golder Star I sank in the Singapore Strait’s Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait, causing 107 containers to be thrown into the sea on Friday evening.
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 9:30 p.m.
Before it fully sank, the 1479 gross tonne (GT) ship reported significant functional leakage at its forepeak.
“The emergency condition made the ship sailing from Singapore to Pasir Gudang, Malaysia, to lose its balance,” he said in a statement issued on Saturday.
Based on the initial report, less than 15 minutes after severe leakage was detected, the 107 containers were detached and drifted into the open sea.
Skippered by Ageng Sulistiawan, the vessel then sunk outside the crossing around Vessel Traffic Information System (VTIS) East. One container was reported to have drifted and went aground on the coast of Sambu Kecil Island.
Responding to the emergency at the international shipping line, Batam Special KSOP’s sea patrol element immediately deployed the KNP 376 patrol ship to the location for the rescue operation. The priority was to evacuate all ship crew members.
