Boxship goes down off Batam

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A 1995-built container and general cargo vessel named Golden Star 1 sank off Batam island, Indonesia, after taking on water. This incident has prompted navigation warnings for vessels passing through a major global shipping corridor near Singapore and Malaysia.

A small containership trading between Singapore and Malaysia has sunk off the Indonesian island of Batam after reportedly taking on water, prompting navigation warnings for ships transiting one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors. The 1995-built Golden Star 1, a Tanzania-flagged container and general cargo vessel operated by Pancon Shipping and Marine, went down about …