Collisions are actually surprisingly common in Chinese waters. Though normally it’s between Chinese ships. So it doesn’t really make news elsewhere. The fact these are international ships is what likely flagged this as newsworthy.
Incident a week or two sent one cargo ship to the bottom and crippled another. Reportedly no deaths though.
The names of the ships are really what flags this as an interesting case and something to watch.
The tanker: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:757440/mmsi:636019340/imo:9249324/vessel:A_SYMPHONY
Zerohedge article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/bulk-carrier-smashes-suezmax-tanker-chinas-top-refining-port
Justice headed straight for the Symphony reminds me of this meme
No one can stop what’s coming
Collisions are actually surprisingly common in Chinese waters. Though normally it’s between Chinese ships. So it doesn’t really make news elsewhere. The fact these are international ships is what likely flagged this as newsworthy.
Incident a week or two sent one cargo ship to the bottom and crippled another. Reportedly no deaths though.
The names of the ships are really what flags this as an interesting case and something to watch.