First Margaux and Lu Qing Yuan Yu collide in the Singapore Strait

The Panama-registered bulk carrier First Margaux collided with the China-registered fishing vessel Lu Qing Yuan Yu in the Singapore Strait on September 17, 2026. Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said the fishing vessel took on water but remained afloat and stable. It is investigating the incident.13

What the footage shows

Video circulating online shows the bulk carrier’s bow striking the smaller vessel. The fishing vessel heels, and water washes across its deck as people aboard hold on.1415 The footage captures the impact, but it does not establish why the vessels collided or who was at fault.

Maritime reporting places both vessels in westbound traffic before the collision. Some reports identify the fishing vessel as Lu Qing Yuan Yu 108 or Luqing Yuanyu 108; MPA’s statement uses Lu Qing Yuan Yu.41314

How authorities responded

MPA opened an investigation. After the fishing vessel’s crew managed the situation aboard, the vessel was towed to Raffles Reserved Anchorage for assessment.313 One report says essential crew remained aboard to support the tow.1 The supplied reporting does not clearly establish which emergency-service units attended or what assistance each provided, so a more specific account of their response would be premature.

Effects on the vessels, crews and strait

MPA reported no injuries among either crew and no pollution from the collision.1013 Philippine officials also confirmed that around 40 Filipino seafarers aboard First Margaux were safe.1 Although the fishing vessel took on water, it did not sink; the available official account does not establish the full extent of damage to either vessel.313

A secondary account reports no disruption to vessel traffic, but the available excerpt of MPA’s statement does not confirm whether any temporary restrictions or delays occurred.2313 The investigation remains the basis for determining the collision’s cause, beyond what the video alone can show.13