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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin On 30 January, the tanker Nikko ran aground off Dua Island, Tambrauw Regency, Southwest Papua due to adverse weather, including strong winds and high waves. The vessel had departed Jayapura Port on 28 January 2026, bound for Tarjun Port, Kalimantan, carrying crude palm oil (CPO). At 05:25 a.m. WIT, the ship altered its course, remaining on a safe route. However, at 05:40 a.m. local time, it was struck by a swell and a large wave on the starboard side, which pushed it toward port. RelatedNews Qatar sends its first LNG shipment through Hormuz since war started Three tankers exit Hormuz as Iran-US negotiations collapse again var jnews_module_21364719_0_6a04e23a2abdb = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21364719","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"82,474,205,239","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_im
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Tanker hit by high waves ends up grounding off Papua

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