Classification
- Incident Type: Grounded
- Severity: Medium
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vessel Name | Young Yong |
| Vessel Type | Tanker |
| Flag State | Djibouti [DJ] |
| IMO Number | |
| Gross Tonnage | |
| LOA (m) | |
| Owner/Operator | Technology Bright International Co Ltd / East Wind Ship Management Ltd |
| Cargo | Crude oil, nearly full; capacity about 2 million barrels |
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 2022-10-26 |
| Location | Singapore Strait near Indonesia's Riau Islands |
| Region | Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 3.9873, 108.3697 |
| Fatalities | |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Missing | |
| Direct Damage | |
| Economic Damage |
Key facts
- Young Yong ran aground off Indonesia's Riau Islands on 26 October 2022 while carrying nearly a full crude-oil cargo.
- The grounding occurred near a natural-gas pipeline supplying Singapore, which complicated the salvage operation.
- Indonesia's navy was attempting to free the tanker, and a rear admiral said the operation could take about a month because of the pipelines.
- Reuters reported no injuries or leaks at the time of publication on 7 November 2022.
- Reuters also reported that the United States had sanctioned Young Yong over alleged links to an international oil-smuggling network; that allegation is separate from the grounding cause, which the article does not establish.
Narrative
Reuters reported that Young Yong, a Djibouti-registered crude-oil tanker, ran aground off Indonesia's Riau Islands on 26 October 2022. The vessel was in the Singapore Strait near a natural-gas pipeline supplying Singapore. Indonesian authorities were attempting to free it, but the pipeline corridor made the operation more cautious. An Indonesian navy rear admiral said that freeing the tanker could take about a month because the salvage team needed to avoid the pipelines.
Shipping data cited by Reuters described the tanker as nearly full and capable of carrying about 2 million barrels of crude oil. The article said that no injuries or leaks had been reported at the time of publication on 7 November 2022. It identified Technology Bright International Co Ltd as owner and East Wind Ship Management Ltd as manager. It did not provide the vessel's IMO number, gross tonnage, dimensions, a final salvage outcome, a monetary damage estimate, or a technical explanation for the grounding.
The article also reported that the United States had sanctioned Young Yong over alleged links to an international oil-smuggling network involving Hezbollah and Iran's Quds Force. That reported sanctions context does not establish a cause for the grounding. The available evidence supports the grounding location, the pipeline-related salvage concern, and the reported absence of injuries or leaks, but leaves the cause and final outcome unresolved.
Sequence of events
| Date/time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2022-10-26 | Young Yong ran aground near a natural-gas pipeline in the Singapore Strait off Indonesia's Riau Islands. |
| 2022-10-26 to 2022-11-07 | The Indonesian navy attempted to free the tanker while avoiding the pipeline corridor. |
| 2022-11-07 | Reuters reported that the navy expected the operation could take up to a month and that no injuries or leaks had been reported. |
Investigation
The available Reuters article describes a navy-led salvage operation, not a formal casualty investigation. It does not identify an investigating authority, a technical cause, or a final salvage and damage outcome.
References
- Reuters via gCaptain: Grounded Supertanker Could Take a Month to Free
- Young Yong article record
Related
- Young Yong
- Indonesia
- Indonesian navy
- Technology Bright International Co Ltd
- East Wind Ship Management Ltd
- Grounding