SL Sual 1

On August 14, the 31.5 meter long, 161 gt tugboat SL Sual 1 (IMO: 8415720) ran aground in the South China Sea near near the Bucao River, Zambales, Philippines. The SL Sual 1 had been at anchor off Botolan when the crew discovered the tugboat had sprung a leak in the vessel’s engine room. Unable to contain the flooding, the crew decided to run the SL Sual 1 aground to avoid sinking. The crew…