Motaro

The Houthi terrorists have launched an attack on the 'Motaro' on Oct 28, 2024, as it was passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea. One explosion occurred near the vessel at 2:35 p.m. GMT, followed by another at 3:03 p.m. GMT and a final explosion at 4:37 p.m. GMT. The vessel and its crew were reportedly safe, and the ship continued the voyage from St. Petersburg to the next port of call, Changjiangkou. The vessel has no known connections to Israel and has not docked at any Israeli port in the last three years, The Houthi militants also claimed attacks on two other vessels, the 'Maersk Kowloon' and the 'SC Montreal' in the Arabian Sea.

On June 12, 2019, at 6 p.m. a Filipino crew member of the "Bulk Japan" suffered critical injures in an accident while working in a cargo hold. He suffered severe spine and breast injures and a crushed arm with massive blood loss. The MRCC Vietnam was contacted, and at 7 p.m. an SAR ship with a medical team on board was sent to rendezvous with the bulkcarrier which was enroute from Qinzhou to Singapore. In the evening the vessel turned to Da Nang, and the victom was transferred on board of the SAR ship at 10 p.m. He arrived in hospital on June 13 at 1 a.m. The condition of the 46-year old seaman was critical, and he was in intensive care.