Devon Bay
bulk carrier built in 2013
Devon Bay was a Singaporean bulk carrier that was built in 2013 and serviced Asia. On January 23, 2026, the vessel capsized and sank in the South China Sea near the disputed atoll of Scarborough Shoal after the cargo it was carrying shifted to one side of the vessel during bad weather. Six crew members were killed and 15 were rescued.
Description
Devon Bay was a Singaporean-flagged bulk carrier owned by Japanese shipping company K Line. It was launched on 15 March 2013 and was completed by Mitsui E&S on 1 July 2013. It was 189.99 m (623 ft 4 in) long and 32.25 m (105 ft 10 in) wide, with a capacity of 28 crew members. The max speed of the vessel was 16.5 kn (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph), while the normal speed was 14.5 kn (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph).
Sinking
The vessel was loaded with 55,000 tons of nickel ore en route from Zamboanga del Sur to Yangjiang, China, when contact was lost approximately 141 nautical miles off Pangasinan, Philippines, on 22 January at around 8:30 p.m. local time. An SOS signal was received by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) at 1:34 a.m.
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