A fishing crew had a terrifying escape after their tiny boat was smashed by a HUGE cargo ship.
Dramatic footage shows the 229m (751ft) First Margaux bearing down on the much smaller Luqing Yuanyu 108 before slamming into it.
The fishing vessel suddenly lurches violently to one side as seawater pours across its deck.
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Crew members can be seen scrambling to keep their balance as the bulk carrier’s bow pushes into the smaller boat.
The footage, filmed from aboard the fishing vessel, was shared widely online on Sunday (20 September).
The collision has been traced to waters near Singapore, as reported by Need To Know.
AIS (Automatic Identification System) tracking data suggests the crash actually happened on Thursday, 17 September.
The Panama-flagged First Margaux has a deadweight capacity of more than 82,000 tonnes.
The Chinese fishing vessel is around 49m (161ft) long.
According to an AIS reconstruction, both ships had left nearby anchorages at around the same time before entering the westbound lane of the Singapore Strait’s traffic separation scheme.
The First Margaux was travelling around 2-3 knots faster than the fishing boat.
It reportedly approached from the smaller vessel’s port side before its bow struck the fishing boat’s starboard quarter at around 9am GMT.
The impact pushed the fishing vessel sideways and caused it to heel sharply to port.
Water then swept over its low main deck.
But despite the terrifying scenes, the fishing boat appears to have survived.
Its AIS signal continued transmitting after the collision and tracking data indicated it later reached a nearby berth.
No deaths or injuries have been reported.
The First Margaux continued sailing west at around 10 knots for roughly two hours after the collision before stopping, turning back and anchoring, according to reports.
The Panama Maritime Authority has confirmed it is investigating the incident, although no detailed official account of what happened has been released.
The cause of the collision and responsibility for it have not been established.
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