VIDEO: Boxship Arrested after Hit-and-Run

February 25, 2016

A 1999-built container ship MV Olf, which was involved in a hit-and-run incident with two other vessels, was arrested in Malaysian waters on February 23, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) reported.

The incident, which occurred some five days earlier off Batu Ayam in the Singapore Strait, caused damage to tanker vessels Tina 7 and Straits 3 while they were anchored off the coast.

After the accident, the 40,000 dwt MV Olf sailed away without contacting the vessels.

MMEA, who tracked down the vessel and boarded it, said that the incident did not cause water pollution in the area. The agency added that Singaporean and Indonesian coast guards assisted in locating the runaway vessel.

At the time of the incident the vessel was reportedly on its way from Hong Kong to a scrap yard in India, carrying sixteen crew members of Indian and Sri Lankan nationalities.

There were no reports of injuries to the crew members.

Local authorities will conduct an investigation into the incident.

KAPAL DITAHAN: MELANGGAR DAN MENYEBABKAN KEROSAKAN KAPAL YANG SEDANG BERSAUHKOTA TINGGI, 23 Feb 2016 – Selepas tiga hari melancarkan operasi mencari, akhirnya kapal MV OLF berjaya dikesan di Tg Ramunia pada 21 Feb lepas. Kapal tersebut yang dikesan oleh radar Maritim Malaysia telah ditahan oleh bot ronda Daerah Maritim 7 Tg Sedili dan diserahkan kepada Jabatan Laut Johor untuk siasatan lanjut pada hari yang sama.Sebelum itu, pada 18 Feb 2016,DM 7 Tanjung Sedili menerima laporan pelanggaran tiga buah kapal yang berlaku di perairan Tanjung Ayam. Dalam kejadian itu, seramai 12 kru dan seorang kapten yang menaiki kapal TINA 7 dan STRAITS 3 warganegara Malaysia, Indonesia dan Myanmar berdepan pengalaman cemas apabila kapal MV OLF merempuh TINA 7 hingga menyebabkan kerosakan di bahagian kanan kapal. Kapal MV OLF pula dilaporkan terus belayar ke perairan Indonesia tanpa membantu anak kapal TINA 7 dan STRAITS 3. Bagaimanapun, kejadian yang berlaku pada 18 Feb, jam 7.30 malam itu tidak menyebabkan berlaku sebarang tumpahan minyak dan kemalangan jiwa. Kapal MV OLF yang didaftarkan di Basseterre, dipercayai dalam pelayaran dari Hong Kong ke India dengan membawa kru seramai 15 orang wargnegara India dan seorang Sri Lanka.Operasi penjejakan MV OLF turut dibantu oleh Singapura Coast Guard dan BAKAMLA bagi mengesan pergerakan MV OLF di dalam perairan Singapura dan Indonesia.

Posted by Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia on Monday, February 22, 2016

World Maritime News Staff