Deck cargo ship grounding, Philippines

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Deck cargo ship LCT ELLIS MARI IV ran aground on Carabao island coast, Tablas Strai, central Philippines, in the afternoon Oct 28, with construction materials cargo (cement, sand, gravel), barrels with diesel, and 19 crew. Crew is safe, hull was already checked and found intact except scratches and dents, said Philippine CG. Last AIS was received at 0900 UTC Oct 29, and as of morning Oct 30, the ship probably, has been already refloated.
Deck cargo ship LCT ELLIS MARI IV, IMO 1019022, dwt 5071, built 2015, flag China, manager DAFANG HONG KONG LTD (since 2023 – EQUASIS).

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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.