Box Ship Sinaran Andaman Sank off Thailand
By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Thursday, July 09, 2015, 4:11 AM
Cambodian cargo ship. Photo: Royal Thai Navy
The cargo ship Sinaran Andaman reportedly suffers an engine problem
en route from Tub Lamu and the heavy seas forced it onto the nearby
rock sat Koh Hae island south of Phuket about 10am.
It began taking in water. The 10-member crew managed to board a
lifeboat and were airlifted in good health condition by a Royal Thai
Navy helicopter.
The 10 crew members, six Indonesians and four from Myanmar were rescued by a helicopter of the 3rd Naval Area Command.
The 68-metre-long, 793-gross-ton ship belongs to Andaman Unik Co in
Penang, Malaysia. It was last in port at Tub Lamu, Phang Nga.
There is no water pollution and no seriously injured people during
the sinking of the container ship. The storm in the vicinity made 4-6
meters swell, which caused serious interruption and problems for the
maritime transport.
According to local media, two hours before the incident with
Sinaran Andaman, the fishing boat Anya Namchoke capsized off Koh Racha
Noi Island south of Phuket. All six crew members on board were safely
rescued by HTMS Chonburi.