Tankers collide in Strait of Hormuz
TWO crude oil tankers have collided at the eastern entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, just 15 nautical miles off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
Frontline-owned, Liberia-flagged, 299,550 dwt VLCC Front Eagle (IMO: 9855343) and Antigua and Barbuda-flagged, 164,551 dwt suezmax Adalynn (IMO: 9231767) collided at 0015 hrs on June 17.
Front Eagle, which is managed by Anglo-Eastern, was fully laden at the time of the collision and bound for the Chinese port of Zhoushan, while Adalynn, which appears on the Lloyd’s List dark fleet* list, had just departed the anchorage in ballast condition.
Frontline said in a statement that all crew from Front Eagle had been reported safe with no injuries recorded. A fire on the tanker’s deck was quickly extinguished.
The UAE’s National Guard confirmed it evacuated Adalynn’s24 crew members using search and rescue boats and transferred them to the port of Khor Fakkan.
Frontline said it was aware of a fire on board Adalynn following the collision, while a Lloyd’s List Intelligence casualty report suggested the tanker had suffered structural damage as a result of the impact.
“A full investigation will be carried out to determine the cause of the maritime incident. This is a navigational incident and not related to the current regional conflict,” Frontline said in a statement.
Only yesterday, UKMTO warned vessels of increased GNSS interference in the region as Iran and Israel continue to trade fire.
Front Eagle experienced some interference to its Automatic Identification System on June 15, more than 24 hours before the incident with Adalynn.
For now though, the incident is being treated as a navigational issue, rather than a security incident.
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