Three ferries collided in Sunda Strait

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Three ferries, anchored at southern anchorage of Bakauheni Port, Sumatra, Sunda Strait, collided in the morning Dec 3. Ferry AMARISA dragged her anchor and allided, consequently, with ferry NUSA ASUNG and with ferry SUKI 2, according to ships’ tracks. All the ships sustained damages, see photos iNews TV / Heri Fulistiawan below
Passenger ro-ro cargo ship AMARISA, IMO 8602074, GT 9521, built 1986, flag Indonesia.
Ro-ro cargo ship NUSA AGUNG, IMO 7027423, GT 5730, built 1970, flag Indonesia.
Passenger ro-ro cargo ship SUKI 2, IMO 9066722, GT 2052, built 1993, flag Indonesia.

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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.