Chinese freighter sank after collision with container ship in Yellow sea

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Panamax container ship reportedly collided with Chinese cargo ship in Yellow sea early in the morning Jun 30. Chinese ship sank, crew was rescued by container ship. Container ship interrupted her voyage and was ordered to sail to designated anchorage in Chinese waters. As of morning Jul 1, she was still at anchor. No information yet on container ship damages.

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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.