This is what happens when you get so close that you run out of steering options.
According to AIS data, the name of the larger ship is the Beks Halil, which departed Singapore on 1 March 2013, the smaller vessel is the Thuan My. Thus, it’s likely this video was taken on 1 March, vice 2 March.
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