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The Star
13 hours ago
- The Star
Two men charged in Singapore over fatal accident between two ships near Pedra Branca island
An injured crewman being attended to at Singapore General Hospital after being airlifted there on RSAF's Rescue 10 H225M medium-lift helicopter on July 19, 2024. - Photo: The Republic of Singapore Air Force/Facebook SINGAPORE: Two men are facing charges over a fatal accident between two ships, the Hafnia Nile and the Ceres I, near Pedra Branca on July 19, 2024. The Straits Times had earlier reported that the ships caught fire and 36 crew members from both vessels were rescued. Indian national Soosai Antony Vainer, 35, and Sri Lankan Wickramage Viraj Amila Shavinda Perera, 40, were crew members on board the Singapore-registered Hafnia Nile when the accident took place 55km north-east of Pedra Branca – an island located at the eastern entrance of the Singapore Strait, about 24 nautical miles east of Singapore. Each man faces a charge under the Merchant Shipping Act, and their cases were mentioned in court on Wednesday (July 2). They are accused of failing to properly discharge their duties, causing serious damage to both vessels and the death of Sellakkannu Shanmugasundaram, who was on board the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe-registered Ceres I at the time. Another man, Ge Junfu, who was also on board the Ceres I, suffered serious injuries. Details about the injuries sustained by both men were not disclosed in court documents. Wickramage was the officer in charge of the navigational watch when the accident took place while Soosai was then the duty lookout of the watch. Soosai, who had allegedly observed that the Hafnia Nile was approaching Ceres I, is accused of failing to report the occurrence to the officer in charge of the navigational watch. Instead, Soosai purportedly steered the Hafnia Nile when not directed to do so and did not keep a proper lookout, resulting in an allision with Ceres I, which was said to be stationary at the time. An allision takes place when a moving object strikes a stationary one. Wickramage is accused of failing to make a full appraisal of the situation and failing to maintain situational awareness of the area around the Hafnia Nile. He is also said to have failed to ensure that a proper lookout was maintained before the allision took place. Soosai's case will be mentioned again in court on July 23 while Wickramage's case has been adjourned to July 30. - The Straits Times/ANN
Straits Times
18 hours ago
- Straits Times
2 men face charges over fatal maritime accident near Pedra Branca island
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox An injured crewman being attended to at Singapore General Hospital after being airlifted there on RSAF's Rescue 10 H225M medium-lift helicopter. SINGAPORE – Two men are facing charges over a fatal accident between two ships - the Hafnia Nile and the Ceres I - near Pedra Branca on July 19, 2024. The Straits Times had earlier reported that the ships caught fire and 36 crew members from both vessels were later rescued. Indian national Soosai Antony Vainer, 35, and Sri Lankan Wickramage Viraj Amila Shavinda Perera, 40, were crew members on board the Singapore-registered Hafnia Nile when the accident took place 55km north-east of Pedra Branca – an island located at the eastern entrance of the Singapore Strait, about 24 nautical miles east of Singapore. Each man faces a charge under the Merchant Shipping Act and their cases were mentioned in court on July 2. They are accused of failing to properly discharge their duties, causing serious damage to both vessels and the death of Mr Sellakkannu Shanmugasundaram, who was on board the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe-registered Ceres I at the time. Another man, Mr Ge Junfu, who was also on board the Ceres I, suffered serious injuries. Details about the injuries sustained by both men were not disclosed in court documents. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore 3 out of 4 in Singapore cannot identify deepfake content: Cyber Security Agency survey Singapore Ong Beng Seng's court hearing rescheduled one day before he was expected to plead guilty Singapore Three hair salons raided in clampdown on touting, vice, drugs in Geylang and Joo Chiat Singapore New $7.5m fund to encourage social service agencies to track impact of their programmes Singapore GrabCab, Singapore's newest taxi operator, hits the roads with over 40 cabs to be rolled out in July Singapore Police looking into claim by driver who caused teen's death that he was an NUS student Asia Dalai Lama says he will have successor after his death Business Cathay Cineplexes gets demand for $3.4 million in arrears from Jem landlord Wickramage was the officer in charge of the navigational watch when the accident took place, while Soosai was then the duty lookout of the watch. Soosai, who had allegedly observed that the Hafnia Nile was approaching Ceres I, is accused of failing to report the occurrence to the officer in charge of the navigational watch. Instead, Soosai purportedly steered the Hafnia Nile when not directed to do so and did not keep a proper lookout, resulting in an allision with Ceres I, which was said to be stationary at the time. An allision takes place when a moving object strikes a stationary one. Wickramage is accused of failing to make a full appraisal of the situation and failing to maintain situational awareness of the area around the Hafnia Nile. He is also said to have failed to ensure that a proper lookout was maintained before the allision took place. Soosai's case will be mentioned again in court on July 23 while Wickramage's case has been adjourned to July 30.
AsiaOne
24-06-2025
- Health
- AsiaOne
RSAF airlifts sick crewman from container ship to hospital, Singapore News
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) airlifted a sick crewman on board a container ship to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) on Tuesday (June 24). AsiaOne was at Woodlands Health Campus and observed a H225M medium lift helicopter taking off at around 10.40am from Sembawang Air Base. It arrived at SGH at around 1.40pm. The helicopter flew to a container ship to rescue a crewman who was suffering from serious medical complications, according to a Facebook post by the RSAF on Tuesday. He was evacuated to SGH for urgent treatment. The casualty was reported to be conscious and in stable condition, the RSAF said. In the Facebook post, the RSAF expressed gratitude to crew members of the aircraft as well as the medical team and SGH staff for their "professionalism and seamless coordination" in taking on this "life-saving mission". Additional reporting by Darren Wong. [[nid:710427]] khooyihang@
AsiaOne
27-05-2025
- Politics
- AsiaOne
SAF has to come up with new ways to overcome challenges: Chan Chun Sing, Singapore News
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) must "constantly re-examine" its operations to overcome new challenges, said Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing on Tuesday (May 27). Chan was speaking to reporters at Nee Soon Camp, the final stop in his morning visit of high readiness units across all four SAF services — his first since being sworn into his new appointment on May 23. "We are in a changed world. There are new challenges, disruptions because of technology, and new forces that we have to content with," said Chan. "But it is also why we have come up new ways to overcome our challenges." During his visit to Nee Soon Camp, Chan observed troopers from the Army Deployment Force (ADF) conduct their routine training to sharpen their response to peacetime contingencies, such as terrorism threats and disaster relief. The all-regular unit were put through the paces, accounting for strength and equipment, before they were deployed in peacekeeper protected response vehicles. Chan said that he is heartened that the SAF is not resting on its laurels, and is "constantly re-examining the way it does its operations". "It's not just about planning for today's situation that's important for the SAF. It's also about planning forward," he added. Earlier in the morning, Chan, together with Senior Minister of State for Defence Zaqy Mohamad and Minister of State for Defence Desmond Choo, observed how AH-64D Apache helicopter pilots and air crew from the Republic of Singapore Air Force scrambled to respond to a simulated air threat. It is part of Exercise Rover, run by RSAD's Air Power Generation Command from May 22 to 31. A part of Sembawang Country Club's golf course was converted into a temporary helicopter deployment area — capable of supporting missions such as air defence and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Mindef said that as part of the exercise, AH-64D, H225M and CH-47 helicopters were activated to respond to various scenarios. The minister also visited the Republic of Singapore Navy's training, where the Maritime Security Task Force simulated how they neutralised a terrorist attack against Singapore from the sea. As for the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS), he was briefed on its intelligence support for counter-terrorism operations. He also interacted with the DIS personnel who conduct 24/7 intelligence monitoring. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Chan acknowledged that the armed forces capabilities can take years to go from being conceptualised to operational. "Many of the things that I saw this morning, some of them were capabilities that we were talking about many years ago," he said. "And today it's a joy to see them being operational." Chan, a former Education Minister, was moved to helm the defence ministry in Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's new Cabinet on May 21. A former army chief before entering politics in 2011, Chan was also Senior Minister of State for Defence and Second Minister for Defence. [[nid:714267]] chingshijie@
