We have learned of an incident involving the vessel ���SINCERITY ACE�۝, a 2009 built 19,265gt vehicle carrier en route from Yokohama, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii.
I isreported that the vessel has suffered a significant fire, with ongoing firefighting efforts and an intent to abandon ship.
“We have learned of an incident involving the vessel “SINCERITY ACE”, a 2009 built 19,265gt vehicle carrier en route from Yokohama, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii.

It is reported that the vessel has suffered a significant fire, with ongoing firefighting efforts and an intent to abandon ship.

The Coast Guard and commercial Vessels are en route to assist the “SINCERITY ACE” however early indications are that the damage is likely to be significant and assistance from Salvors will be required

W.E. Cox Claims Group are continuingly monitoring the situation however if we can be of any assistance in arranging surveys, adjusting potential losses, providing security or undertaking recovery, please do not hesitate to contact us.

As appropriate, please contact:

United Kingdom – Paul Friett cargoclaims@w-e-cox.co.uk
Hong Kong – Wendy Lee wendy@ceemis.com.hk
Singapore – Paul Sansom psansom@w-e-cox.com.sg
USA – Charles Droll cdroll@w-e-cox.com
Australia – Robert Hammersley rhammersley@w-e-cox.com.au

If this or future casualty notices should be forwarded to any of your colleagues, we would be pleased to receive their contact details and we will add them to our Client List.

Whilst discharging cargo into lightering vessel CHAR SHAMAIL, there was a collision involving the above mentioned three vessels.

Further to our last report, we have now received information that the vessel has suffered extensive damage and the shipowners have declared general average (GA) as a result of this casualty.

We have received notification that the above-mentioned vessel grounded while departing from Fuzhou on 22 September 2018.
Whilst this vessel was plying between ports in the far east, it could have been serving as a feeder vessel and have containers coming from or going to anywhere in the world.

We have learned of an incident involving the vessel ���WAN HAI 502�۝, a 2005 built 42,532gt Fully Cellular Containership which ran aground at Lat. 01-13.40S., Long. 106-49.69E 30th August 2018.

We have learned of an incident involving the vessel ���MAKASSAR HIGHWAY�۝, a 2001 built 17,735gt Vehicle Carrier which ran aground in the Vastervik municipality of Sweden 23rd July 2018 .

We have received notification of an incident on 15 July 2018 in the Suez Canal involving the above mentioned five vessels.

We have learned of an incident involving the vessel ���SAM LION�۝, a 2012 built 31,760gt bulk carrier loaded with 40,050 tonnes of clinker in bulk loaded at Nemrut Bay and bound for Dakar.

Further to our initial casualty notice, salvage services are now being rendered on LOF terms.

We have been advised of an incident involving the vessel ���THORCO LINEAGE�۝, a 2014 built 13,110gt general cargo ship.