Ro-ro ship struck berthed ship at Paramaribo Suriname VIDEO

Ro-ro cargo ship TROPIC TIDE in the morning May 15 went out of control while proceeding to berth at Paramaribo, Suriname, and collided with berthed ship LAWRENCE XXX (not identified). Both ships understood to sustain damages. TROPIC TIDE arrived from Guyana with Trinidad being her next call. As of morning May 16, th ship remained berthed at Paramaribo.
Ro-ro cargo ship TROPIC TIDE, IMO 9039028, dwt 7430, built 1993, flag S-Vincent, manager Tropical Shipping USA.

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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.