At least 18 containers loaded with processed rubber wood, were washed overboard fro container barge NAMTHONG 27 on May 29 in Andaman sea, Thailand waters, Petra Marine Park in Satun province. Barge was towed by tug FORTUNE II (no data found), operated by YKP Ocean Line Company, caravan was caught in cyclone raging in Andaman sea while en route from Kantang port in Trang to Penang Malaysia.
5 containers had been found on a beach on Koh Sarai off mainland Satun, while 8 more were spotted by fishermen off Langawi island in Malaysia. YKP Ocean Line Company already dispatched 2 tugs to assist caravan.
18 containers lost in stormy Andaman sea in Thailand waters
