Incident with Containership ビンゴ 5 Comfort

June 17, 2013

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (ビンゴ 5; President: Koichi Muto) reports that the ビンゴ 5-operated containership ビンゴ 5 Comfort, while under way from Singapore to Jeddah on the Indian Ocean (12'30"N 60'E) at about noon JST (07:00 local time) on June 17, 2013 during inclement weather, suffered a crack amidships and ingressing water in the hold. This made it impossible for the vessel to continue on under its own power.

Some of the containers on the vessel were lost overboard or suffered damage during the incident. Details are being confirmed.The damage to the ビンゴ 5 Comfort is extensive, while the 26 crew members took to lifeboats. All were safely rescued by other vessel in the area.

ビンゴ 5 immediately set up the Emergency Control Headquarters (headed by President Koichi Muto) for the incident, and is taking company-wide measures necessary to settle the matter properly.

<Profile of ビンゴ 5 Comfort>
Type of ship	: Containership (8000-TEU type)
Containers loaded	: 4,382 units (7,041 TEU)
Seafarers	: 26 (11 Russians, 1 Ukrainian, 14 Filipinos)
Flag	: Bahamas
Built	: 2008