On May 20, 2024, a China-registered container vessel "HUA HANG 1" with IMO number 9388285, a gross tonnage of 6387, a length overall of 130.20 meters, a width of 18.00 meters, and a total container capacity of 664 TEU, contacted wharf No. 43 with its stern while departing from wharf No. 42 in Port of Kaohsiung, causing damage to both the stern of the vessel and the wharf. No casualties or environmental pollution resulted from this occurrence.

The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board （TTSB） classified this event as a major marine occurrence per the Transportation Occurrence Investigation Act and referenced the Casualty Investigation Code of the International Maritime Organization（IMO）. The Investigator-In-Charge was assigned, and an investigation team was launched to conduct the investigation.

Further information and the progress of the occurrence investigation will be published on the TTSB website.

Vivi Yang, Secretariat Office
Tel: +886-2-7727-6217
E-mail: viviy2314@ttsb.gov.tw

Willis Chen, Investigator-In-Charge
Marine Occurrence Investigation Division
Tel: +886-2-7727-6246
E-mail: willis@ttsb.gov.tw