Two vessels collided with each other at the Inner Harbour entrance yesterday morning due to foggy conditions, according to a statement by the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) yesterday.

According to the statement, the bureau received a report at 9 a.m. yesterday that a cargo ship and a sand barge crashed into each other, causing two containers on the cargo vessel to fall into the sea.

The statement said that the bureau deployed a boat to the scene to investigate, adding that its officials confirmed that no one was injured and that both vessels were in no danger of sinking.

Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) officials on a boat (right) check the accident in which a cargo ship (centre) and a sand barge collided with each other at the the Inner Harbour entrance yesterday. Photo: DSAMA