Bulk carrier BUNUN ACE collided with pier while mooring at Imbituba Brazil, sometime around 1430 UTC Oct 1. Starboard bow seriously damaged. Bulk carrier arrived from Patillos, Chile, obviously in load.
Bulk carrier BUNUN ACE, IMO 9628570, dwt 37744, built 2013, flag Panama, manager WISDOM MARINE LINES SA (EQUASIS).
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