Container ship sank after collision, dozens of containers lost, Shanghai, blocks Taicang Port

Ship collision leads to blockade of Taicang Port
Jason Jiang November 27th, 2018 https://splash247.com/ship-collision-leads-to-blockade-of-taicang-port/

Cotainership Hua Yuan 9999 and dry bulk vessel Pu Hui 1 collided on Yangtze River near Taicang Port this morning.

Hua Yuan 9999 capsized after the collision and all 115 containers onboard the vessel fell into the water, blocking the navigation channel of Taicang Port.

The local maritime safety authority have sent a rescue team and managed to save all four crew of the ship from the water, and implemented emergency traffic control blocking any ships coming in and going out of the port until further notice.

In the meantime, ten tugboats and six engineering vessels have been deployed to the scene for container salvage operations, which are still ongoing.

Taicang Port is a major transshipment hub for cargo transport between Yangtze River ports and coastal ports. It completed a cargo handling volume of 250m tons and a container volume of 4.5m teu in 2017.

Container ship sank after collision, dozens of containers lost, Shanghai. Update
Erofey Schkvarkin November 27, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/11/27/container-ship-sank-after-collis...

Nov 27 Update, correction: Container ship name is HUA YUAN 9999, not HUAYUAN999 as was reported on Nov 26. Cargo ship name is PUHUI1. Collision took place in Taicang area, near Shanghai Channel fairway, all traffic was suspended and Taicang port blocked, because of floating containers. Some containers reported as loaded with dangerous materials.
Nov 26: Two ships collided in Yangtze river near Taicang buoy 7, early in the morning Nov 26. Container ship HUAYUAN999 collided with cargo ship HUIPU 1, container ship sank, 11 containers on board went into water. Containers recovering operation under way, no information on injured or missing persons, understood crew safe. No data found on HUIPU 1 ship, probably river vessel not listed in maritime databases.
Container ship HUAYUAN 9999, MMSI 413790009, length 85 meters, flag China.
General cargo ship PUHUI1, MMSI 413358130, length 135 meters, flag China.