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19 JUN 2026 FRIDAY
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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) has released the final report on the investigation into the grounding of general cargo ship at Beifeng Pier, Wuqiu, Kinmen. The incident At approximately 1842 local time on June 7, 2025, the Taiwan-flagged general cargo ship (Gross Tonnage 518) made contact with rocks near Beifeng Pier in Wuqiu Township, Kinmen County, while entering port for berthing. The contact caused flooding in the engine room, and the vessel subsequently grounded along the Wuqiu shoreline. Nine persons on board, including the master, were safely rescued and brought ashore by an inflatable boat dispatched by the Wuqiu Garrison Battalion. No casualties or environmental pollution resulted from the occurrence. RelatedNews UK MAIB preliminary assessment: Failure of a tow rope leads to injury TTSB Investigation: Bulk carrier contact with wharf during departure var jnews_module_21375764_0_6a312353dce17 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21375764","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"393,82,244,360","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"dis
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TTSB Investigation: Grounding of general cargo ship in Kinmen

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