EPOCH WIND under tow after engine failure
General cargo vessel EPOCH WIND suffered engine failure on Jan 12 east of Shima, Honshu, Pacific coast, while en route from Nagoya. Vessel required assistance, and was taken on tow by tug HAYASHIO...
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Bulk carrier YANGTZE RIVER towed to safety
Bulk carrier YANGTZE RIVER asked for assistance after engine failure on Jan 12, while en route to Novorossiysk port, Russia, Black sea. vessel was some 24 nm off Novorossiysk. Late at night Jan 12...
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BF CALOOSA towed to Cherbourg
General cargo vessel BF CALOOSA reported engine failure at 0326 LT Jan 13 in English Canal, northeast of Cherbourg. Salvage ship Abeille Liberte was sent to assist disabled freighter, at 1520 LT she...
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6 crew dead 22 ill, disease unknown
Two fishing vessels, reportedly Cambodian, on Jan 13 arrived to Ranong, Ranong, southern Thailand, Andaman sea, with 6 crew dead and 22 ill, from unknown disease. There were abdominal pain and...
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Livestock carrier AL MESSILAH still adrift
Livestock carrier AL MESSILAH on Jan 9 reported by passing vessel as adrift southwest of Galle, Sri Lanka, understood troubled. Vessel en route to Fremantle, Australia, from Qaboos, Oman. On Jan 14...
View ArticleBulk carrier FU LONG drifting in Philippine sea
Bulk carrier FU LONG on Jan 14 reported disabled and adrift in Philippine sea in vicinity 23 23N 122 58E, some 100 nm east of eastern coast of Taiwan. Vessel is en route from China, port of departure...
View ArticleBulk carrier FU LONG abandoned
Bulk carrier FU LONG reported abandoned, drifting in vicinity 23 23N 122 58E. Vessel reportedly was carrying a cargo of logs, numerous logs drifting in the area. Fate of crew yet unknown. First news:...
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SUNWAY MARU vs. DAIFUKU MARU NO.8
At 0345 Tokyo time Jan 16 small tanker SUNWAY MARU collided with aggregate carrier DAIFUKU MARU NO.8 in Tokyo Bay, tanker with oil on board sank vertically, with forecastle still above waterline. Oil...
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LA JOIE vs. AHTIR, Piraeus
General cargo vessels LA JOIE and AHTIR collided in the afternoon Jan 16 in Piraeus in stormy weather conditions, both vessels suffered damages, but there was no leak. Both vessels detained for...
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Greek aframax involved in hit&run?
There were news in media about an accident, supposedly hit and run, in East China Sea, which took place around 0000 LT Jan 14 some 50 nm northeast of Miaozihu Island, northeast of Zhoushan. An...
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Container ship CMA CGM DON CARLOS close miss
Container ship CMA CGM DON CARLOS barely avoided grounding while leaving Xiamen on Jan 15, in main fairway. Vessel suddenly veered off fairway and was heading towards shallow waters. Vessel Traffic...
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CORAL LOPHELIA vs. KARMEL
LPG tanker CORAL LOPHELIA and general cargo vessel KARMEL collided in Brunsbuettel lock, Kiel Canal, in the morning Jan 18. Tanker was proceeding in eastern direction and after collision resumed...
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Mega container ship AL ZUBARA lost containers with others damaged in her...
Mega container ship AL ZUBARA lost at least three containers, with unknown number of others shifted and damaged, in Mediterranean sea during the night 16 to 17 Jan, in her maiden voyage. Reportedly AL...
View ArticleSTAR LUSTER hit power line causing blackout, Stockton
Bulk carrier STAR LUSTER struck power line stretching over channel in Stockton port, California, in the morning Jan 19, while moving from one berth to another. One of vessel’s cranes was extended, and...
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STAR MARIA fire, Venice
Fire erupted in cargo holds 4 and 5 of bulk carrier STAR MARIA docked in Maghera, Venice, Italy, at around 1900 LT on Jan 19. Vessel was offloading coal. Fire reportedly, was extinguished by...
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Product tanker GEORG ESSBERGER damaged in allision
Product tanker GEORG ESSBERGER after blackout allided with Stena Line pier in Nieuwe Waterweg, Hook of Holland, in the afternoon Jan 19, while sailing to North sea from Rotterdam. Vessel dropped an...
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HUA XIN 858 fire, Bohai sea
General cargo vessel HUA XIN 858 issued distress signal in the afternoon Jan 17, reporting fire in the superstructure going out of control, off Yingkou port, Bohai sea, China. Fire spread around,...
View Article SABUK NUSANTARA 49 on fire, 81 passengers evacuated
Passenger cargo vessel SABUK NUSANTARA 49 reported fire on board at 2340 LT Jan 20, off Kupang, West Timor, in Savu Sea. vessel with 81 passengers, 19 crew and cargo on board left Kupang, bound for...
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FLINTER AMERICA to be towed to Rotterdam
General cargo vessel FLINTER AMERICA reported engine failure and fire in engine room at around 1200 LT Jan 21 in English Canal, north of Guernsey, while ballasting to Rotterdam from Algeria. MRCC...
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Fire destroyed luxury yacht: UPDATE
Fire destroyed luxury yacht, belonging to Russian nationality, in Fethiye Marina, Turkey, Aegean sea, on Jan 21. Name of the yacht or owner weren’t revealed. Yacht’s skipper, 64-year old Vladimir...
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