An deserted ‘ghost ship’ has sunk off the coast of Thailand after being discovered floating at sea with no crew on board.
The mysterious vessel was noticed by oil rig employees within the Gulf of Thailand on January 6 and had been stripped of all figuring out paperwork.
The 262ft tanker was named ‘Jin Shui Yuan 2’ in Chinese language characters however is of unknown origins.
It was noticed a few hundred nautical miles from the mouth of Songkhla Lak.
Nonetheless, the ship sank as a result of tough seas and robust winds on Sunday whereas the Thai navy was trying to tow it to shore.
Authorities are actually working to cease a one kilometre-wide oil leak that's emanating from the wreck from harming the setting and spreading to close by vacation islands.
Buoys have been additionally positioned to mark the realm the place the ship had sunk and fishermen have been alerted to watch out whereas crusing.
A discover has been issued to the shipowner to come back ahead and salvage the vessel inside 15 days.
Captain Itthipat Gavinfuengfukul stated: ‘We've been making an attempt to deliver the ship to shore, nevertheless it sank earlier than we might attain it.
‘Buoys have been deployed on the level the place it sank. The ship is eighteen metres from the water’s floor and about 28 nautical miles from the coast of Sichon district.’
He added that the shipowner must pay to say the tanker.
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