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Cargo ship slams into Chinese fishing boat in Singapore Strait

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Iau, J. (2026, September 21). Cargo ship slams into Chinese fishing boat in Singapore Strait. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3368229/cargo-ship-slams-chinese-fishing-boat-singapore-strait?utm_source=rss_feed

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Dramatic footage has emerged showing a Panama-flagged bulk carrier, named First Margaux, colliding with a Chinese fishing boat, Luqing Yuanyu 108, in the Singapore Strait. The incident occurred around 5 pm on Thursday of the previous week. Video from the fishing vessel captures the moment before impact and shows water flooding its deck as the crew tried to secure themselves during the collision.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On September 17, a Panama-registered bulk carrier named the First Margaux collided with a Chinese fishing vessel called the Luqing Yuanyu 108 in the Singapore Strait. The incident was captured on video, showing the larger cargo ship slamming into the smaller fishing boat, causing water to flood onto the deck of the fishing vessel as its crew scrambled to stay safe. Both ships were identified and the collision traced to waters near Singapore through social media videos and maritime tracking data from The Maritime Executive. It remains unknown if anyone was injured or killed in the crash, and the exact cause is still unclear. The event highlights potential safety risks in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

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Topics

Chinese First Margaux Panama The Maritime Executive the Luqing Yuanyu 108

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Chinese NORP · 4× Panama GPE · 1× The Maritime Executive ORG · 1×

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Cargo ship slams into Chinese fishing boat in Singapore Strait

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-21

2026-09-21 · South China Morning Post

Cargo ship slams into Chinese fishing boat in Singapore Strait · mixed framing

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Cargo ship slams into Chinese fishing boat in Singapore Strait asserted

ship → slam → Strait

Dramatic footage shows the moment a Panama-flagged bulk carrier collided with a Chinese trawler in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes Footage of a cargo ship ploughing into a Chinese fishing boat in the Singapore Strait, sending seawater surging across the smaller vessel’s deck as its crew scrambled to hold on, has circulated widely online. The 229-metre-long (750-foot) bulk carrier First Margaux struck the Luqing Yuanyu 108, a 49-metre (160-foot) Chinese fishing vessel, at around 5pm on Thursday last week, according to ship-tracking data cited by The Maritime Executive. Video that surfaced over the weekend, filmed from aboard the fishing boat, shows the cargo ship bearing down on the smaller vessel from behind before ploughing into its side. uncertain

ship → show → side