A BBC broadcast quoting AFP aired at 8 pm on 11 May that a ship carrying members of Red Cross Society and relief supplies capsized after it was struck by a tree that floated down in the current in the storm-hit area, that all the relief supplies were lost in the mishap but there were no casualties.

The fact was that the vessel named “Sein Win Kyi” carrying five members of Red Cross Society, 350 passengers and 10 tons of relief supplies headed for Mawlamyinegyun from Yangon at about 4 pm on 10 May. While approaching Thankyotine near Bogale at 3.15 am on 11 May, it hit a submerged log resulting in the inflow of water as deep as one feet and an half in it. Except that goods got wet, there were no damages and losses to people and other articles. After repairing the damage of the vessel, it continued the journey at 2.45 pm and reached the destination town of Mawlamyinegyun at 4.10 pm the same day.

Five members of Myanmar Red Cross Society were U Wunna Shein (Field Supervisor Officer, Myanmar Red Cross Society), U Tun Tun Win (Assisatant Instructor Officer, Myanmar Red Cross Society), U Yu Pa (Volunteer Red Cross Member, Lanmadaw Township Red Cross Society), Daw San San Win (Volunteer Red Cross Member, Dagon Myothit (North), Red Cross Society) and Daw Kyu Kyu Win (Volunteer Red Cross Member, Dagon Myothit (North), Red Cross Society.