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New York City Ferry aground, breached, passengers evacuated
The New York City Ferry ZELINSKY ran onto sandbar in the evening Nov 27 in Lower Manhattan soon after she left Pier 11, at 1715 LT, with 123 passengers on board, propellers were damaged and hull...
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Freighter disabled in Kerch Strait
General cargo ship SEA TRADER suffered steering failure while leaving Kavkaz port, Russia, Kerch Strait, at 1502 Moscow time Nov 27. Three tugs were deployed to assist disabled ship, which switched to...
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Pilot boat capsized in collision with German freighter, 2 missing
General cargo ship RMS GOOLE collided with Russian pilot boat KRUTOYAR (MMSI 273389560, GT 84) at 0253 Moscow time Nov 28 in northeast Gulf of Finland, in Vysotsk Port waters, Russia. Pilot boat with...
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Panamax hard aground, Java sea Nov 28 Update
Nov 28: Bulk carrier still aground, no tugs nearby, no news on salvage. Previous news: Bulk carrier DORA SCHULTE ran aground on Nov 20 in Limende Strait, between Bangka Belitung islands, South China...
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GRIMALDI’ ro-ro allided with pier, Genoa
Ro-ro cargo ship EUROCARGO ALEXANDRIA allided with pier at Genoa port in the evening Nov 28, on arrival from Catania. Reportedly both ship and pier sustained damages, extent unknown. As of 1330 UTC...
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Two ferries collided at Naples, Italy
Ferry ISOLA DI CAPR struck berthed ferry DRIADE soon after she let go moorings at Naples, Massa harbor, on Nov 29, being pushed by gale-strong wind. Both ferries sustained slight damages, were...
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KARINA DANICA ran into trouble while entering Cagliari
General cargo ship KARINA DANICA was highlighted after entry accident, which took place at 0805 LT Nov 29. The ship lost control and collided with buoy at entrance channel, probably dropped anchor....
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Cook from one MSC container ship died, 6 containers crash from another Update
UPDATE: Thanks to observant MB reader Ron – containers fell from MSC NEDERLAND (IMO 8918954, dwt 46600, capacity 2668 TEU): the attached photo seems to indicate that the container ship at issue was...
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MAERSK container ship collided with pier, Novorossiysk
Container ship MAERSK BOGOR allided with Berth 39, Novorossiysk Port, at 1406 Moscow time Nov 30, when the ship has been towed from berth, after towing line from MAERSK BOGOR stern to tug BYRNYY broke...
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Chinese freighter sank off Macau, 10 crew rescued
Taishan maritime and fishery emergency body was alerted at 1130 Beijing time Dec 1 by a distress signal from cargo ship SHUN XIN 188, which reported sinking in stormy weather near Wuzhou island,...
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Indonesian Navy gun boat sank in Malacca Strait
Indonesian Navy patrol boat KRI Sibarau 847 sank in Malacca Strait in vicinity 03 45N 098 58E, on Dec 2, being caught in stormy weather and suffering engine failure. All crew said to be rescued....
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Ferry damaged, but continued trip, Sunda Strait
Ferry PORTLINK V with hundreds of passengers on board was battered by strong wind against pier at Merak port, Java, Sunda Strait, while departing for Bakauheni, Sumatra, on Dec 3 or Dec 2. Ferry...
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Incheon fishing boat tragedy
339-ton bunker tanker Myeongjin 15 (on photo) collided with 10-ton recreational fishing boat in the morning Dec 3 near Yeongheung Bridge, Incheon, South Korea. Recreational boat capsized, of 22 people...
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Ferry SOROLLA collided with pier, taken out of service
Ferry SOROLLA serving Almeria – Melilla (North African Spain) line allided with pier at Almeria port at night Dec 2, pushed by strong gusts of wind, understood when leaving the port with passengers on...
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Container ship collided with dolphin in Kiel Canal
Container ship KATHARINA SCHEPERS collided with a dolphin on 92 kilometer mark, Kiel Canal, in the morning Dec 2, while transiting Canal in western direction. Dolphin was damaged, no information on...
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Cargo ship sank west of Incheon, 3 crew missing
General cargo ship SHEN HAI sank on Dec 4 in position 37 07N 123 53E, Yellow sea, halfway between Weihai China and Incheon Korea. Of ten crew, seven were rescued, three went missing, SAR underway....
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Barents Observer false accident alert
Article was published by Barents Observer News Outlet on Dec 4, describing an accident which actually, didn’t take place. Emergency in Arctic waters as oil tanker gets stuck in ice, drifts ashore The...
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Very Large Ore Carrier AZUL VICTORIA under tow in South Atlantic Update
As of 1630 UTC Dec 5, AZUL VICTORIA and tug APL IPPON were some 100 nm west of Cape Town, proceeding at some 5 knots speed, ETA still Dec 5. Nov 28 News: Bulk carrier AZUL VICTORIA reported disabled...
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Tanker sank at breakwater in Yangtze estuary
Tanker QI CHENG XIAN FENG ran onto breakwater in Yangtze Estuary in the morning Dec 4, suffering hull breaches. Judging from photos, tanker sank with stern resting on bottom. SAR ship DONG HAI JIU 102...
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Ferry fire, Gulf of Naples
Fire erupted in engine room of ferry DRIADE in Gulf of Naples, between Ischia and Procida islands, in the afternoon Dec 5, during ferry’s scheduled trip from Naples to Ischia and Procida. Coast Guard...
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