EMERALD EXPRESS was 25 nm behind EL FARO, still stranded in mangrove swamp
Landing craft EMERALD EXPRESS was caught in hurricane Joaquin and pushed aground on Oct 1 on Crooked Island. Vessel was thrown 21 miles inland to Horse Pond, Crooked Island, where she is still...
View ArticleBulk carrier TAKESHIO aground 3 miles off grounded bulk carrier NILOS
Bulk carrier TAKESHIO ran aground on Nov 10 on Amazon river in front of Santarem, Brazil, while proceeding up the river to Manaos. Vessel is loaded, most probably partially, with wheat. TAKESHIO has...
View ArticleAframax SILVER BRIDGE reported disabled
Crude oil tanker SILVER BRIDGE reported as disabled since Nov 10, while en route from Rayong Thailand to Su Tu Den Vietnam (near Saigon), in Gulf of Siam, some 65 nm south of Rayong.
View ArticleResearch vessel ATLANTIC ENTERPRISE
Research vessel ATLANTIC ENTERPRISE allided with berth in Beatrix port, Eemshaven, in the afternoon Nov 12, while changing berth. Damages both to vessel and berth said to be minimal.
View ArticleTankers SVYATOY PETR and SVYATOY PAVEL allided in Northern Sea Route
Product tankers SVYATOY PETR and SVYATOY PAVEL allided in Laptev sea in vicinity 74 53N 133 50E, Northern Sea Route, while proceeding in ice convoy with nuclear icebreaker VAYGACH (IMO 8417493), at...
View ArticleContainer ship MSC GEMMA damaged while entering Zandvliet Lock, Antwerp
Container ship MSC GEMMA allided with fenders of Zandvliet Lock in Antwerp on Nov 11 while entering the Lock with assistance of two tugs. Vessel contacted fenders at too high speed, hull starboard was...
View ArticleEUROCARGO PATRASSO allided with pier, Greece
Ro-ro cargo vessel EUROCARGO PATRASSO in the evening Nov 13 allided with berth in Patras port, Greece, while maneuvering. Slight damages reported, but nevertheless, vessel was detained for a class...
View ArticleCar carrier VIKING EMERALD grounding, Washington
Car carrier VIKING EMERALD ran aground at around 1630 LT Nov 14 near Woodland, Washington, en route from Tacoma to Portland. Vessel was refloated several hours later with the help of tugs, and resumed...
View ArticleFreighters GUANG YUN and JI XIN 9 collided off Shantou, 26 crew evacuated
General cargo vessels GUANG YUN and JI XIN 9 collided at around 0300 LT Nov 14 near Nanpeng island, off Shantou, Guangdong province, Taiwan Strait. Assumedly JI XIN 9 struck GUANG YUN portside,...
View ArticleDisabled freighter THIEN ANH 07 under tow to Da Nang
General cargo vessel THIEN ANH 07 on Nov 14 reported disabled and adrift, asking for assistance. Vessel was in vicinity 15 00N 109 05E, some 80 nm southeast of Da Nang, Vietnam, South China sea....
View ArticleBulk carrier MAKRA disabled in Bosphorus
Bulk carrier MAKRA suffered mechanical failure while transiting Bosphorus Strait in northern direction in the morning Nov 15, in front of Yenikoy. Vessel was taken to Istinye anchorage, reportedly...
View ArticleFreighter CATRIN 1 called Diafani in emergency
General cargo vessel CATRIN 1 had to emergency anchor 2 nm off Diafani port, Karpathos island, Greece, in the evening Nov 14, after generator failure. Vessel is to undergo survey after fixing...
View ArticleFishing vessel SAINT-CLAIR grounding, Ireland
Fishing vessel SAINT-CLAIR ran aground in Glandore Harbour, Cork coast, Ireland, in the evening Nov 15. Baltimore 7 crew were evacuated by a lifeboat, vessel later drifted off rocks, and was towed to...
View ArticleFerry KM WIHAN SEJAHTERA sank, number of missing passengers yet unknown,...
Ro-ro passenger vessel KM WIHAN SEJAHTERA sank in Lamong Bay, Surabaya, Indonesia, reportedly at around 0930 LT Nov 16. Number of passengers on board unknown, as of 0430 UTC Nov 16 reportedly some 100...
View ArticleFire on board of freighter NEW GLORY, Surabaya
Fire erupted on board of a general cargo vessel NEW GLORY, docked in Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, on Nov 15. Fire started on a main deck, crew reportedly left the vessel. Tugs and fire boats were engaged,...
View ArticleQuark Expeditions Antarctica Cruise Ship OCEAN ENDEAVOUR sustains damage
Cruise Critic co.uk: A Quark Expeditions cruise ship, OCEAN ENDEAVOUR, sustained damage from ice in Antarctica, forcing the line to cancel the vessel's next sailing. There were no passenger or crew...
View ArticleCollision at Bach Ho offshore
Vietnamese fishing vessel BTh 98738 at 2320 LT Nov 16 collided reportedly with tanker SILVER BRIDGE in Bach Ho offshore area, southeast of Vung Tau, Vietnam. Fishing vessel sank, 10 crew was rescued...
View ArticleCruise ship LE BOREAL fire in South Atlantic, passengers and part of crew...
Fire erupted on board of cruise ship (mega-yacht) LE BOREAL at around 0200 LT Nov 18, when ship was near Cape Dolphin, to the north of the Falkland Islands, en route from Grave Cove to South Georgia....
View ArticleFv UK47 IEDE KORNELIS drifting dangerously close to oil rig, North Sea
Fishing vessel UK47 IEDE KORNELIS on Nov 18 was disabled after mechanical failure, and started to drift towards oil platform L 10-A (MMSI: 245644000), located in North sea some 33 nm northwest of Den...
View ArticleALNILAM vs. SUN UNICORN, Azov
At 0255 Moscow time Nov 19 or Nov 18 maneuvering general cargo vessel ALNILAM allided with docked general cargo vessel SUN UNICORN in Azov port, Russia, Black sea. No leak reported, extent of damages...
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