Cargo ship accidents in Japan, Vietnam

Chemical tanker, cargo ship crash near southwestern Japan
YURI KAGEYAMA/AP Aug. 20, 2022 https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/Chemical-tanker-cargo-ship-cr...

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Saturday.

No one was injured among the six Japanese crew members aboard the tanker Ryoshinmaru and 14 Chinese crew members aboard the Belize-registered cargo ship Xin Hai 99.

The crash early Saturday was under investigation and both ships were anchored in the area, about 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) off the coast of Wakayama prefecture, according to a Kushimoto Coast Guard official.

Hong Kong cargo ship detained after crashing into Hai Phong pier
Le Tan August 19, 2022 https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hong-kong-cargo-ship-detained-after-cr...

A Hai Phong court has ordered a "maritime lien" on Hong Kong-flagged Tiger Maanshan after it collided with a gantry crane in a city port on August 10.

Nguyen Anh Vu, director of the Hai Phong Port Authority, said the ship owner was sued by the Dinh Vu Port Development and Investment JSC after the two sides could not agree on compensation after the accident.

The 192-meter Tiger Maanshan carried containers from the Philippines to Dinh Vu Port in the northern city when its bow and a part of its cabin collided with the gantry crane pier at the port.

Vu said the preliminary cause has been determined as loss of control while on its way to the dock.

There were no casualties and navigation has not been affected, but the crane is damaged and inoperable.

Maritime lien is a claim upon a maritime property for services provided or losses caused.