On 20 February 2014, at 1300h local time, Vietnam registered cargo vessel Sunrise Orient departed the port of Nansha in Guangzhou, China loaded with 2830 tons of soil stabiliser in the two cargo holds. The cargo was packed in bags and stowed on wooden pallets within the vessel's holds and destined to be discharged in Tikima, Indonesia. A total of 17 crew members were on board the vessel and the forward and after drafts of the vessel upon departure were 4.9m and 5.4m respectively. At 0630h the following morning, the vessel was proceeding to the Western Anchorage No.1 in Hong Kong in order to bunker for the remainder of the journey. The master informed the Hong Kong Vessel Traffic Centre (VTC) that the estimated time for the Sunrise Orients arrival would be at about 1200. At the time, there were three crew members on the bridge: the master who was on the command, the third officer, who was on look-out duty, and one Able-Bodied seaman (AB) who was on the helm.
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