MSC ship abandoned and adrift in South China Sea

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The containership MSC Hermes III has been abandoned with all crew evacuated and is drifting unmanned in the South China Sea near Vietnam. A maritime warning classifies the vessel as derelict, remaining adrift at specified coordinates.

The troubled MSC Hermes III remains afloat and drifting unmanned in the South China Sea after all 25 crew abandoned the vessel yesterday. A fresh HYDROPAC navigational warning describes the 20-year-old containership as a “derelict” vessel adrift near 11°45’N 112°15’E, around 300 km east of Vietnam. The warning is currently scheduled to remain in force …