2024年7月，两艘船只发生致命碰撞，导致一名海员死亡，另一名海员重伤，两名外国船员在新加坡面临起诉。

这些指控是根据新加坡《商船法》提出的，并于7月2日正式提交法院。

事件发生在白礁岛东北约55公里处，白礁岛是新加坡海峡东部入口的一个战略海上点。

碰撞涉及新加坡注册的Hafnia Nile号和悬挂圣多美和普林西比民主共和国国旗的Ceres I号船。

被告Soosai Antony Vainer，35岁，印度国民，和来自斯里兰卡的Wickramage Viraj Amila Shavinda Perera，40岁，在事件发生时在Hafnia Nile号船上。

据报道，Perera是负责导航值班的官员，而Vainer则担任值班了望员。

根据法庭文件，瓦伊纳观察到哈夫尼亚尼罗河正在逼近当时被认为静止的谷神星一号。

尽管如此，据称他没有向警官通报情况，而是未经授权控制了船只的舵。

据称，他的行为，包括未能保持适当的了望，直接导致了碰撞。

Perera对航行负有主要责任，他被指控未能充分评估周围环境，并确保大桥上的安全运营。

检察官声称，他忽略了保持全面的态势感知，在结盟之前没有有效地执行了望职责——结盟是一个移动的船只撞击静止的船只时使用的术语。

新加坡海事和港务局正在领导此案的起诉。

这次碰撞导致Ceres I号上的Sellakkannu Shanmugasundaram先生丧生，另一名船员葛俊福先生受重伤。关于受伤程度的具体细节尚未披露。

如果根据《商船法》被定罪，两人可能面临最高两年的监禁、最高50000新元的罚款，或两者兼而有之。

法院计划于7月23日再次审查瓦伊纳的案件，而佩雷拉的听证会已推迟到7月30日。

该案件强调了桥梁资源管理、值班纪律和严格遵守国际海上安全法规的至关重要性。

随着法院为本月晚些时候的进一步听证会做准备，调查仍在进行中。

英文原文

Two foreign crew members are facing prosecution in Singapore following a fatal collision between two vessels in July 2024, which resulted in one death and serious injuries to another seafarer. The charges were filed under Singapore’s Merchant Shipping Act and were formally brought before the court on July 2.

The incident occurred approximately 55 kilometres northeast of Pedra Branca, a strategic maritime point at the eastern approach to the Singapore Strait. The collision involved the Singapore-registered Hafnia Nile and Ceres I, a vessel flagged under the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.

The accused—Soosai Antony Vainer, 35, an Indian national, and Wickramage Viraj Amila Shavinda Perera, 40, from Sri Lanka—were serving on board the vessel Hafnia Nile at the time of the incident. Perera was reportedly the officer in charge of the navigational watch, while Vainer was acting as the duty lookout.

According to court documents, Vainer observed that the Hafnia Nile was closing in on the Ceres I, which was believed to be stationary at the time. Despite this, he allegedly failed to alert the officer of the situation and instead took unauthorised control of the vessel’s helm. His actions, including the failure to maintain a proper lookout, are alleged to have led directly to the collision.

Perera, who held primary responsibility for navigation, is accused of failing to adequately assess the surrounding conditions and ensure safe operations on the bridge. Prosecutors claim he neglected to maintain full situational awareness and did not enforce the lookout duties effectively prior to the allision—a term used when a moving vessel strikes a stationary one.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is leading the prosecution in the case. The collision claimed the life of Mr. Sellakkannu Shanmugasundaram, who was aboard the Ceres I, and caused serious injuries to another crew member, identified as Mr. Ge Junfu. Specific details regarding the extent of the injuries were not disclosed.

If convicted under the Merchant Shipping Act, both men could face up to two years in prison, a fine of up to SGD 50,000, or both. The court is scheduled to review Vainer’s case again on July 23, while Perera’s hearing has been postponed until July 30.

The case underscores the critical importance of bridge resource management, watchkeeping discipline, and strict adherence to international maritime safety regulations. Investigations remain ongoing as the court prepares for further hearings later this month.

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