October 29, 2011
 
Container-ship Collides with a Bulk Carrier
 
On Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, at 19:30, local time, HAMBURG BRIDGE under our operation, a Panamanian-flagged 98,747 gross-ton ( 8,000 TEU) container ship, collided with Oriental Sunrise, a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier in position off Qingdao, China.
 
Regretfully, the bulk carrier sank and 10 of the total 19 seafarers aboard are missing according to the Shandong Maritime Safety Bureau.
 
Vessel's Particular
 
1) Name : HAMBURG BRIDGE
2) Flag : Panama
3) Build : 2009
4) Crew : All Filipino (number of crew 29)
5) Main Spec : LOA 336M     Breadth 45.8M     98,747GT
6) Management : "K" Line Ship Management Co., Ltd.
 
The news on this website is as of the date announced and may change without notice.
 
Hiroshi Ueta
General Manager of Marine Safety Group
Tel: +81-3-3595-5514 Fax: +81-3-3595-5153
Mobile +81-90-7185-3215
 
Makoto Arai
General Manager of IR & PR Group
Tel: +81-3-3595-5189 Fax: +81-3-3595-5001
Mobile +81-90-5761-0720
 
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line)
 

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