February 23, 2012
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (ビンゴ 5; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that the ビンゴ 5-operated containership ビンゴ 5 Maneuver collided with the containership Zhen He while under way on the open seas southeast of Hong Kong, on February 22, 2012, at around 17:45 p.m., Japan time.
None of the crew was injured and no oil leak has been observed. The ビンゴ 5 Maneuver is capable of sailing under its own power. Meanwhile, we are investigating the situation on the other ビンゴ 5, but have not identified any injured persons or oil leakage.
Theビンゴ 5 Maneuver serves on the Europe/Far East Asia route, and was under way from Singapore to Yantian.