Five people have died and six others are reported missing after an
MSC containership collided with a small fishing boat in international
waters off the coast of Ecuador.
The incident involved the 13,100 TEU MSC Regulus, operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company, and the Ecuadorian fishing boat Don Gerardo II. The victims were all crew members of the fishing vessel.
According to reports the two vessels collided just after 5 a.m. Saturday approximately 216 nautical miles southwest of Puntilla de Santa Elena, Ecuador.
A search and rescue operation involving authorities in Ecuador continued throughout the weekend.
Photos from the scene show the small fishing boat partially sunk and tied up to the MSC Regulus, which was at anchor after the incident.
The MSC Regulus was sailing from Callao, Peru to Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico when the accident occurred. A statement from MSC said immediately following the accident its crew alerted the relevant authorities in both Ecuador and Peru and launched a search and rescue, with some wounded being brought aboard the containership for treatment.
The incident involved the 13,100 TEU MSC Regulus, operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company, and the Ecuadorian fishing boat Don Gerardo II. The victims were all crew members of the fishing vessel.
According to reports the two vessels collided just after 5 a.m. Saturday approximately 216 nautical miles southwest of Puntilla de Santa Elena, Ecuador.
A search and rescue operation involving authorities in Ecuador continued throughout the weekend.
Photos from the scene show the small fishing boat partially sunk and tied up to the MSC Regulus, which was at anchor after the incident.
The MSC Regulus was sailing from Callao, Peru to Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico when the accident occurred. A statement from MSC said immediately following the accident its crew alerted the relevant authorities in both Ecuador and Peru and launched a search and rescue, with some wounded being brought aboard the containership for treatment.