The incident caused no casualties or pollution.
“A short while after the vessel was abandoned, she disappeared from the sea surface,” the company said. “Relevant authorities and MRCC [Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre] were promptly notified.”
The Imabari-built ship was already in a damaged condition after a “grounding incident” in the Tira Strait and was heading for Djibouti for temporary repairs, it adds.
