Bulk carrier collided with cargo ship in Yellow sea
Bulk carrier HE BO collided with cargo ship FANG ZHOU 568 at around 0400 Beijing Time Oct 6 in position 36 28N 122 46E, some 140 nm east of Qingdao, China, Yellow sea. Bulk carrier was sailing in...
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Storm Xavier lashed out at Japanese car carriers, Germany
Car carrier SPLENDID ACE Car carrier SPLENDID ACE broke off her moorings at Emden in the afternoon Oct 5, during cyclone Xavier pass. Vessel drifted into fairway, it took four tugs to bring her to...
View ArticleCar ferry aground, Kerch Strait
Car ferry BORIS SHTOKOLOV servicing Kavkaz – Kerch line in Kerch Strait ran aground at 0235 Moscow time Oct 6 some 1.4 cables northwest of Pier 23, outside Kavkaz Harbor, with 34 passengers and 34...
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Ultra-large container ship MSC LONDON fire UPDATE
Oct 7 Update: According to information provided to Maritime Bulletin by contributor, fire erupted in two containers, and was extinguished by crew. As of 1745 UTC Oct 6, MSC LONDON was in process of...
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Container ship CONTAINERSHIPS VII suffered fire, resumed sailing
Fire erupted in the engine room of Finnish feeder CONTAINERSHIPS VII early in the morning Oct 7 in Gulf of Finland, while vessel was proceeding in traffic separation zone NWN of Seiskar Island, en...
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Triple collision at Patras, caused by cargo ferry EUROCARGO TRIESTE
Ro-ro cargo ship EUROCARGO TRIESTE in the afternoon Oct 7 while maneuvering to leave the berth at Patras port, Greece, struck tanker AEGEAS III, which was moored to ferry SUPERFAST I, in process of...
View ArticleCargo ship sank east of Fuzhou, 10 crew rescued
MRCC East China sea China received distress signal from cargo ship FU SHUN 67 at around 0800 Beijing Time Oct 8. Cargo ship reported sinking off southern tip of Lienchiang island, Min river estuary,...
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UK general cargo ship aground, English Canal Update
Oct 8 1230 UTC Update: ISLAY TRADER ran aground after anchor dragging, near Margate Harbor. Refloating operation to start at 1430 LT with high tiede. Vessel is loaded with broken glass destined for...
View ArticleTaiwanese cargo ship with all hands lost in Taiwan Strait
Small Taiwanese cargo ship XIN FA ER HAO (Chinese letters transliteration) went missing since evening Oct 6 off Taipei, Taiwan, in Taiwan Strait, shortly after leaving Taipei with general cargo on...
View ArticleGeneral cargo vessel towed to safety, China
General cargo vessel JIN YI 28 ran into trouble in the evening Oct 1 off Shidao, Yellow sea, understood after being disabled by engine failure and being in ballast. Vessel issued distress signal and...
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Mayhem in Durban harbor 2 VLCS aground VIDEO
Mayhem in Durban harbor, South Africa, brought by strong storm, started at around 0900 UTC Oct 10. Container ship SM NEW YORK ran aground in Durban Harbor shortly after unmooring, MSC INES and MSC...
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Mayhem in Durban harbor Update 4 ships were grounded
As of 1700 UTC Oct 10, situation in harbor looks like it’s under control. MSC INES was refloated, moved from fairway and about to be berthed. SM NEW YORK was also refloated and is already berthed. BOW...
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Durban mayhem: bulk carrier MARITIME NEWANDA Correction
Owners of bulk carrier MARITIME NEWANDA made a statement in relation to Durban Harbor accident:The owners and managers of the bulk carrier, MARITIME NEWANDA (55,820 dwt) confirm that their vessel...
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Cruise ship NIEUW AMSTERDAM grounding, Mexico
Cruise ship NIEUW AMSTERDAM with tourists on board ran aground on Oct 10 at Santa Cruz Huatulco, Mexico, Pacific coast, after her moorings broke up in stormy weather. Tourists reportedly were offered...
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Bulk carrier SBI CARIOCA grounding, Canada
Bulk carrier SBI CARIOCA with 65000 tons of petcoke on board ran aground at around 0800 LT Oct 11 at Belledune, New Brunswick, Canada, Gulf of St. Lawrence. Vessel grounded on muddy bottom, no...
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Turkish cargo ship seized by Spain on drug trafficking suspicion
General cargo ship LANGELAND was intercepted in Alboran sea early in the morning Oct 11, shortly after passing Gibraltar, by Spanish Coast Guard and law-enforcement ganecy, on suspicion of drug...
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UK and Polish bulkers collided in Amazon river Update Video
Oct 12 Update: It was the other way around – as can be seen on video, EDEN BAY looking like she was already at anchor, MAZURY for some reason, lost speed and was carried onto EDEN BAY by current....
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MSC container ship troubled, brought to anchor, 1 crew injured
An accident occurred in engine room of container ship MSC MEDITERRANEAN at around 1000 Oct 12 during her Dardanelles transit, en route from Gemlik Turkey to Gioia Tauro, Italy. One crew was injured...
View ArticleBulk carrier EMERALD STAR reported capsized and sank in Philippine sea
Bulk carrier EMERALD STAR reported capsized and sank in the morning Oct 13, local time, east of Luzon Strait, Philippine sea, according to Chinese sources. All crew rescued, vessel was en route from...
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Ultra large container ship MAERSK ENSHI collided with fishing vessel, 6 missing
“A Maersk Line vessel, the MAERSK ENSHI, "may have been" involved in a collision outside Taizhou, China, according to an emailed advisory from the Danish ocean carrier”, wrote American Shipper outlet...
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