Large Hong Kong cargo ship ran aground in Zambales, Phlippines because of the bad weather conditions and strong winds. The storm in the country caused many floods and destructions, embarrassing the shipping in the region. The bulk carrier mv Great Mind was carrying 64,500 metric tons of Indonesian steam coal for Masinloc, but due to the bad weather and currents the ship ran aground in mud bank and was not able to refloat by itself. The cargo ship sent a distress signal and the coast guard sent tugs to the scene of the accident, as the salvage operations took more than 2 hours. Finally the ship was refloated and tugged to the port of Masinloc, when was discharged from the cargo. There were no visible damages of the hull, but the port authorities requested survey to release the ship to the further destinations. The mv Great Mind is owned and operated by Great Mind Shipping Ltd, which were informed about the accident.
The cargo ship Great Mind (IMO: 9629627) was built in 2011 by Huangpu Shipbuilding in their shipyard in Guangzhou, China. The ship has length of 225.00 m, beam of 33.00 m and draft of 7.30 m. The deadweight of the bulk carrier Great Mind is 75,474 DWT and the gross tonnage is 40,913 GRT.