Bulker and LNG carrier collide in Gibraltar’s western anchorage

A Korea Line-owned LNG carrier and a Dubai-controlled bulker have suffered a minor collision off Gibraltar.

A report on local news channel GBC News said the 174,000-cbm LNG carrier SM Kestrel (built 2023) and the 57,273-dwt bulker Diamond Star II (built 2011) came into contact in the western anchorage of the Bay of Gibraltar at 01:00 local time on 18 March.