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Tugboat arrives to shift stricken Gold Star Line vessel

Originally published: 5 August 2013

Singapore: A tugboat deployed from Singapore should arrive today in Myanmar waters to try and help shift the MV Gladys. The Gold Star Line containership, carrying 674 boxes, ran aground last Wednesday near Mananung island while en route to Chittagong. The tug boat will take around five days to move the ship 300 miles to Chittagong. The ship’s engine room flooded, causing the ship to lose power and drift. All but three of the crew abandoned ship, those still onboard have been delivered food and water by the Myanmar navy over the weekend.

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