New Star
The New Star (新星) was a 5000 ton ship leased by a company based in Hong Kong. At the time of the sinking it was flying a Sierra Leone flag. There were 16 crew members, 6 Indonesian and 10 Chinese citizens. The vessel was owned by Tongyu Shipping Zhejiang (浙江通宇船務有限公司) and leased to the Hong Kong based J-Rui Lucky shipping company (香港吉瑞祥（香港）有限公司).
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