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Tanker sank in Gulf of Siam, oil leak reported

Product tanker POR ANDAMAN 2 sank in the evening of Jan 22 in the Gulf of Siam 62 nm north of Koh Samui island, Thailand, cause unclear. 6 crew rescued, all are safe. The tanker has some 450-500 tons of fuel onboard, oil leak occurred. Stain some 10 kilometers long, up to 200 meters wide, reported drifting in northern direction, but it’s a thin oil film, expected to dissolve naturally. Thai Navy is monitoring stain drift, and the situation in the wreckage is.

Tanker POR ANDAMAN 2 is currently located at SEASIA – Gulf of Thailand at position 13° 34′ 29.4″ N, 100° 35′ 30.1″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-10-04 02:04 UTC (3 months, 21 days ago)
POR ANDAMAN 2 (MMSI: 567999038) is a Tanker and is sailing under the flag of Thailand.
Her length overall (LOA) is 44 meters and her width is 8 meters.

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Source: i Accidents by Mikhail Voytenko + Marnie Traffic

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