Product tanker TORM EMILIE contacted the embankment of a southern breakwater in Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan, while shifting the berths, in the afternoon of Feb 1. The ship’s hull was breached, understood in ballast tanks area, followed by water ingress and a heavy starboard list. The tanker’s carrying a cargo of naphtha, no leak reported.
Oil Products Tanker TORM EMILIE is currently located at SCHINA – South China at position 22° 32′ 24.0″ N, 120° 17′ 52.4″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-02-03 20:30 UTC (14 hours, 12 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from the North direction at force 5 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port KAOHSIUNG ANCH, TW after a voyage of 8 minutes originating from port KAOHSIUNG, TW.
TORM EMILIE (IMO: 9277785) is an Oil Products Tanker that was built in 2004 (18 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Denmark.
Its carrying capacity is 74999 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 12.4 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 228.19 meters and her width is 32.2 meters.
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Sources: Accidents by Mikhail Voytenko + Marine Traffic
