George Procopiou-controlled Sea Traders plans to remove the cargo from a panamax bulker that was disabled in a collision with a containership.

The Athens-based operator is looking into using a floating crane to unload the coal from the 75,600-dwt Galapagos (built 2010), or the quicker option of a bulker fitted with grabs.

The Galapagos was hit in the midships by the Zodiac Maritime-controlled, 14,952-teu containership Zephyr Lumos (built 2021) off Malaysia 14 miles (22.5