Last Saturday 23rd November around 1800 hrs local time the pusher tug SHOEI MARU and the 229 metre bulk carrier YIANNIS NG that had just departed the Port of Kobe collided with each other.
None of the 21 crew members of the bulker were injured, but the pusher tug capsized due to the force of the impact, and two of the three crewmembers ended up in the water. Both were safely rescued and eventually brought to hospital. The 73-year-old captain was rescued just after 2000 hrs from the capsized tug and was pronounced deceased shortly afterwards. Another tug crew member, whose whereabouts were unknown, was rescued from the ship just before Sunday 24th at 0100 hrs about seven hours after the collision. He was taken to the hospital and is receiving treatment, but is said to be conscious.
The Japan Coast Guard has since launched an investigation to identify the events that led to the second fatal vessel collision involving a tug to occur in Japanese waters in less than a week.
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