Cargo Ship Grounded After Officer On Watch Falls Asleep

MV Globe Groudned By PCG

A cargo ship boring the flag of Vietnam ran aground in Filipino waters after its Officer on Watch fell asleep.

The ship, named Globe 6, is a 4400 DWT freighter. It was bound to Davao City from Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh, before being aground in the central Philippines.

Investigators from the Filipino Coast Guard, after an initial investigation, said, “According to Captain Nguyen Hoai, skipper of MV Globe 6, their Officer on Watch (OOW) fell asleep when the maritime incident happened.”

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