The North Korean general cargo ship Dae San sent distress signal for water ingress in Arabian sea. The accident happened a few nautical miles off Oman coast on route to Dubai. The vessel was operating with cargo to and after the distress signal there is no communications and information about the ship. The weather conditions in the vicinity are good, there is slight wind, but no storm or anything. Most probably the ship god water ingress in the engine room, because of technical problems. The rescue boats were sent to the scene of the accident, but there is no information for the vessel. The company Daesan Shipping is not commenting the information, as they also have no contact with the vessel.
Dae San is North Korean general cargo ship, which is operating for the company Daesan Shipping. The vessel has length of 144.00 m, beam of 20.00 m and maximum draft of 8.87 m. The summer deadweight of the general cargo ship is 15,160 DWT and the gross tonnage is 9,182 GRT. The ship was built in 19790 in the UK shipyard of the company A&p Group.