Stealth Maritime Corp. comments on collision of Navy vessel and its Liberia flagged tanker

Stealth Maritime Corporation has confirmed that its managed tanker vessel the ALNIC MC (IMO: 9396725 Liberian Flag) was involved in a collision with the US Navy vessel USS JOHN S MCCAIN off the coast of Singapore at 05:20 Singapore Time on 21st August, 2017, the Corp. said in a press release.

"As a result of the collision ALNIC MC sustained a gash to the starboard side of the bow above the waterline, there were no injuries to crew and no reported pollution of the Singapore Strait. The vessel is now safely anchored off Singapore for assessment," the Company said.

At the time of the incident the Ligeria flagged tanker had been transiting from Mai Liao in Taiwan to Singapore with a partial load of 12,000MT of fuel oil.

Joint investigations into the collision are underway with participation of Stealth Maritime Corporation, the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB).