Sinaran Andaman, a Cambodian-registered container ship, and a fishing boat sank in rough seas off Phuket

Box Ship Sinaran Andaman Sank off Thailand

By Aiswarya Lakshmi

Thursday, July 09, 2015, 4:11 AM

Cambodian cargo ship. Photo: Royal Thai Navy

 A Cambodian-registered container ship and a fishing boat sank in rough seas off Phuket on Wednesday morning, but the navy saved both crews.

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.