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Two men were charged in a Singapore court on July 2, 2025, under the Merchant Shipping Act over the collision of tthe 'Hafnia Nile', now sailing as 'Hafnia Shannon', with the 'Ceres 1' on July 19, 2024, in which one man was killed and another was badly injured. Soosai Antony Vainer, 35, and a Sri Lankan, Wickramage Viraj Amila Shavinda Perera, 40, were the two crew members on the ''Hafnia Nile', who were charged. Perera was the officer in charge of the navigational watch. Vainer was the duty lookout of the navigational watch. Vainer observed that the 'Hafnia Nile' was approaching close to the 'Ceres 'I, but did not report this to the officer in charge of the navigational watch. Instead, he allegedly steered the 'Hafnia Nile'. when he had not been directed to do so, and failed to keep a proper lookout. As a result of this failure, the vessel collided with the 'Ceres I'- The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has brought the prosecution cases against the two men. If found guilty, the men can each be jailed for up to two years, fined up to SGD 50,000 or both.

The 'Ceres 1', one of the ten VLCCs, the USA have imposed sanctions last week on besides 25 other entities and vessels, accused of transporting illicit Iranian petroleum to foreign markets in a curtain raiser to potentially a far stricter attitude towards Iran come next month, has returned to China. Before the damages, suffered in the collision with the 'Hafnia Nile' on July 18, have beem repaired. At the time of the collision, the AIS data of the 'Ceres 1' were inconsistent with its position, which inhibited communication with the other vessel. The 'Ceres 1' had been detained after the collision and is now back to China. Report with photo: https://gcaptain.com/tankers-hafnia-nile-and-ceres-1-anchored-in-malaysian-waters/

Pursuant to the Order of Court dated July 29, 2019, all interested parties are invited to bid for the purchase of the 'Lai Bao', which has been arrested in Singapore, by private treaty. The bids must be submitted in Singapore Dollars together with a deposit of 50,000 Singapore Dollars in local cashier's order made in favour of 'The Sheriff Of Singapore' and should be placed in a sealed envelope marked 'Tender for Lai Bao' and sent to the Sheriff?s Office, Legal Registry, Level 2, 1 Supreme Court Lane, Singapore 178879, to reach him no later than 1500 hrs, on Nov 1, 2019. Bids made without the accompanying deposit will be rejected. The deposit shall be returned to unsuccessful bidders. The vessel will be sold on an 'as is where is' basis and the sale is on the Sheriff?s standard Terms and Conditions of Sale. It is to be noted that the net value of bunkers on board the 'Lai Bao' is 58,024 Singapore Dollars which is excluded from the sale, and have to be paid by the purchaser. The amount payable is not negotiable.