Surveyors investigate collision of LNG carrier and VLCC

Investigations are continuing into the likely cause of a collision between an LNG carrier and a VLCC off Fujairah on Sunday night.

Dramatic photos show a gaping hole that stretches the full height of the hull in the portside bow of Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp’s 281,395-dwt tanker Shinyo Ocean (built 2001). The gash resulted from the collision with the 155,000-cbm LNG carrier Aseem (built 2009), owned by Shipping Corp of India.