FOOTAGE has been posted on YouTube of a collision between two ships in the Malacca Strait, Malaysia.

According to Marine-Pilots.com, the vessels involved were the Sierra Leone-flagged dredger Oceanline 5001 (IMO 8656972) and the anchored tanker Strovolos (IMO 9178056), flagged in the Bahamas.

There have been no reports of injuries following a collision between a dredger and an oil products tanker in the Malacca Straits. Credit: YouTube

Details remain sketchy but DCN has received no reports of injuries.

The tanker seemingly incurred a portside hull breach above the waterline and, seemingly, some cargo deck damage.