Oil tanker incident

Hafnia Nile and Ceres I

19 July 2024

Northeast of Pedra Branca, Singapore Strait

What happened

The products tanker Hafnia Nile, carrying naphtha, collided with the crude tanker Ceres I northeast of Pedra Branca; both vessels caught fire. Singapore's Ministry of Transport investigated the collision. This was an accidental maritime casualty, not an attack.

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Vessel / facility
Products tanker (Hafnia Nile) and crude tanker (Ceres I)
Cargo
Naphtha (Hafnia Nile)
Attack
Accidental collision; both vessels caught fire (not an attack)
Latitude
1.4000°
Longitude
104.4000°

Attribution

Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.

Approximate marker northeast of Pedra Branca.

Sources

  1. Collision between Hafnia Nile and Ceres I — investigation updateSingapore Ministry of Transport · Incident confirmation