Sam Rutulangi
The Sam Rutulangi PB 1600 was an Indonesian Container ship that became a "Ghost ship" in August 2018.[1][2][3]
The ship
The ship was built in 2001 at an Indonesian shipyard. She had the capacity to carry 1654 Twenty-foot equivalent containers, and displaced 42,123 gross tons. Her last owner, when in operational use, was Djarkata Lloyd. However, she went through a series of owners, between her retirement from operational use, and her last voyage to shipbreakers, in Bangladesh.[4][5]
Operational career
The Sam Rutulangi was launched in 2001, and shipping records indicate she remained in operational use until 2009.[6]
Sinking
On August 13, 2018, the ocean going tug Indepedence took the Sam Rutulangi under tow, in Jakarta to take her to shipbreakers in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1][2][3][6] The tug and the Sam Rutulangi encountered heavy weather on August 26, 2018, they parted company off the Yangon River. Myanmar fisherman found her stranded on a sandbar near the river on August 27, 2018. Myanmar authorities boarded the vessel, finding it was flying an Indonesian flag, but was deserted, and was not carrying any cargo.
Erroneous reports stated that the ship's last owner was SMIT Salvage Singapore.[5] SMIT clarified that they had been asked to conduct an investigation, and make a bid on the salvage, but that, to the best of their knowledge, a bid from another firm was accepted.
On October 4th, 2018, it was reported the ship had been washed off the sandbar, and filled with water, with her upper works awash, and her keel resting on the shallow seafloor.[5]
See Also
- MV Canadian Miner - an Bulk carrier That Also Grounded In Nova Scotia, Canada In 2011 While Also Being Towed By Greek Tugboat Hellas As Also Way To Turkish Shipbreakers. Unlike Its August 2018 Incident, It Has No Sinking.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tasha Wibawa (2018-09-03). "Mystery of 'ghost ship' found off the coast of Myanmar solved". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20200218195845/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-03/mystery-of-ghost-ship-found-off-coast-of-myanmar-solved/10194706. Retrieved 2020-04-24. "Myanmar's Navy said the Independence was towing the old ship and heading to a ship-breaking factory in Bangladesh, before it got caught in bad weather south of the Yangon River."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 BBC News (2018-09-01). 'Ghost ship' in Myanmar: Navy finds answers. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217211003/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45377707. Retrieved 2020-04-24. "Police and observers were baffled at how such a large ship, with no sailors or goods on board, had ended up in Myanmar."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Josh K. Elliot (2018-09-04). "How a ‘ghost ship’ wound up empty and adrift on the Indian Ocean". Global News. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190723163915/https://globalnews.ca/news/4426062/myanmar-ghost-ship-indian-ocean/. Retrieved 2020-04-24. "The 177-metre-long ship was built in 2001 and last recorded near Taiwan in 2009, according to the ship-tracking site Marine Traffic. The ship was registered in Indonesia and has been considered decommissioned or lost for nearly a decade."
- ↑ Mikhail Voytenko (2018-08-30). "Ghost container ship aground Update owner found". Fleet Mon. Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180912114831/https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2018/23477/ghost-container-ship-aground/. Retrieved 2020-04-28. "According to Myanmar Maritime Authorities, the ship ran aground 3 days earlier, on Aug 27. The ship is derelict, there’s no cargo, also. Officials believe she was under tow and broke off towline. She was already unmanned when under tow, or crew abandoned her after towage failure. Latest available AIS records dated 2009. Most probably she was under tow to break yard."
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mikhail Voytenko (2018-10-04). "Ghost container ship owner found". Maritime Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2019-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020142658/http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/08/31/ghost-container-ship-owner-found/. Retrieved 2020-04-28. "The ship was Indonesia-flagged, owned by PT DJAKARTA LLOYD (PERSERO), Jakarta. She was sold to PT Mandara Putra Bajatama and then re-sold to SMIT Salvage Singapore, to be dismantled at Bangladesh break yard. She was unmanned while towed. No SMIT tug spotted near grounding site, according to Myanmar Maritime officials. Indonesian Embassy in Myanmar reportedly, confirmed SMIT Singapore to be present owner of the wreck."
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 David Brennan (2018-09-03). "Mystery 'ghost ship' found drifting off Myanmar was abandoned by crew during storm". Newsweek magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20200314163457/https://www.newsweek.com/mystery-ghost-ship-found-drifting-myanmar-was-abandoned-crew-during-storm-1101766. Retrieved 2020-04-28. "The huge rusting tanker, named Sam Ratulangi PB 1600, was discovered by fishermen last week in the Gulf of Martaban. Flying the Indonesian flag, the vessel had no crew or goods aboard, with no sign of what had become of them."
