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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin On 13 May, a collision occurred on Indonesia’s Mahakam River between the container vessel Spil Ratna and the general cargo vessel Meratus Kolawa. The incident took place in a narrow stretch of the river between Samarinda and upstream areas, as Spil Ratna, departing from Samarinda, collided with Meratus Kolawa, which was en route to Balikpapan. As reported, the container vessel struck the cargo ship on the starboard bow, causing extensive damage to the upper hull section above the waterline. RelatedNews Supply vessel runs aground after striking a rock in Brazil International Day for Women in Maritime 2026 var jnews_module_21373032_0_6a0ada1ea8219 = {"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":"21373032","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"3321,2969,205,3152,2115","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":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_t
Collision between vessels sends containers overboard in Indonesia
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