5/09/2016

DryShips bulker has collided with a fishing vessel

A DryShips bulker 74,400-dwt Catalina (built 2015) has reportedly collided with a fishing vessel in the East China Sea, leading to a search for 17 missing people. The Chinese fishing boat Lu Rong Yu 58398 had 19 people on board when it sank after the collision. Two of its crew were rescued by passing vessels but they later died.