Alpha Action & Wan Hai 307. Year 2007

Ships drifting after collision
NYK chartered ALPHA ACTION collides with containership off Oshima

On July 27, 2007, at 01:50 local time, M/V Alpha Action, chartered by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), and containership M/V Wan Hai 307 collided at a location 12 kilometers southwest of Oshima, Japan.

The bulk carrier M/V Alpha Action had sailed from Nagoya, Japan, on the previous day and was heading to Chile.

No casualties have been reported.

According to the Japan Coast Guard, a small amount of oil from M/V Wan Hai 307 has been discovered. Both ships are now drifting to the east of where the collision occurred.

Principal Particulars of the Ships

M/V Alpha Action
Gross Tonnage (G/T) 77,211 tons
Registered Greece
Built June 1994
Owner Custom Navigation Ltd.
Captain Karagiorgis Markos; 48 years old
Crew 10 Greeks; 13 Filipinos
Owner's Agent Heisei Shipping Agencies Ltd, 4-9-1 Shiba Minato-ku, Tokyo; Tel: 03-5476-5710


M/V Wan Hai 307
Gross Tonnage (G/T) 25,836 tons
Registered Singapore

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