Iranian tanker fire Latest SANCHI was the one to give way
Jan 9: The body of a person in immersion suit, was recovered from water in the area of burning and drifting SANCHI, and as of Jan 9, body still wasn’t identified as SANCHI crew member, or some other...
View ArticleGerman container ship knocked down gantry crane, crushed containers Update
Jan 9 Update: Damaged crane cost is some $5.1 million. Jan 8: Container ship HANSA MEERSBURG contacted gantry crane at Keelung Port, while maneuvering to berth, at around 1900 Taiwan time Jan 8. Crane...
View ArticleGerman freighter sheltered in Spanish port after cargo shift
Steel coils in one of holds of general cargo ship WILSON AVONMOUTH shifted during her voyage from the UK to Turkey on New Year’s eve, while the ship was crossing Bay of Biscay. There wasn’t any...
View ArticleIll crew medevaced from Russian Navy ship in Dardanelles
Russian Navy support ship KIL-158 requested medical assistance on Jan 7 while transiting Dardanelles, reporting crew member medical emergency. Sailor was medevaced and taken to Canakkale University...
View ArticleRussian Navy landing ship YAMAL collided with container ship in Aegean sea
Container ship ORCA 2 collided with Russian Navy Landing ship YAMAL at around 1300 UTC Dec 30 in Aegean sea some 8 nm northwest of Rhodes port, Rhodes island. Container ship was en route from...
View ArticleIranian Navy frigate crashing on breakwater in Caspian sea, 2 missing
Iranian Navy frigate DAMAVAND was pushed onto breakwater at Bandar Anzali Port, Iran, Caspian sea, on Jan 10. Accident was caused by strong wind and waves, and of course, by crew mistakes in...
View ArticleVanuatu inter islands ferry sinking, 75 people rescued
Vanuatu Archipelago inter islands ferry, landing craft LC URATA, reported sinking in the afternoon Jan 10 after water started to flood engine room. In vicinity 17 00S 167 37E, some 70 nm northwest of...
View ArticleFreighter collided with pilot ship in North sea, both damaged
General cargo ship ELKE W collided with reportedly, service/pilot ship WANDELAAR at around 1245 LT Jan 11 northwest of Ostend, Belgium, North sea. Collision took place in very poor visibility, in...
View ArticleRussian offshore tug collided with Italian tanker
Offshore supply tug ERRIE while shifting berth allided with berthed tanker SAPPHIRE in Kaliningrad Fishery Port, Baltica sea, at 1230 Moscow time Jan 10. Tanker sustained damages: some 3 meters of...
View Article Two Chinese freighters collided in Japan
General cargo ship HUI TONG collided with general cargo ship CHANG HAI on Jan 10 in port of Oita, Japan. no other information available. Both ships were still at port, as of 0600 UTC Jan 12. FleetMon...
View ArticleChief Engineer of container ship died in accident in Dublin
FleetMon was informed on a tragic accident which occurred at Dubling port early in the morning Jan 12. Chief Engineer of container ship SAMSKIP EXPRESS visited container ship ELBTRADER to meet friends...
View Article Ferry FANTASTIC collided with cruise ship VIKING STAR, VIDEO
Ferry FANTASTIC went out of control while unmooring in Barcelona Port in the afternoon Jan 12 and drifted towards cruise terminal where cruise ship VIKING STAR was berthed alongside pier. Ferry struck...
View ArticleRescuers boarded Iranian tanker SANCHI: 2 bodies found, horror live
Team of four Chinese rescuers boarded tanker SANCHI at 0837 Beijing time Jan 13, they’ve been lifted to stern deck by a crane of offshore supply tug SHEN QIAN HAO (IMO 9648570), deployed in SANCHI...
View ArticleTurkish Navy Corvette fire, 11 mariners injured
Fire erupted in engine room of Turkish Navy Corvette BEYKOZ at Foca Naval Base, Izmir Province, Aegean sea, on Jan 13. Electric cables said to caught fire. Sailors or mariners intervened and...
View ArticleVietnamese vessel sank in South China sea, 11 rescued 2 missing
Vietnamese fishing vessel with 13 crew sank in South China sea in vicinity 02 04N 104 39E (some 55 nm northeast of Singapore Strait) during the night Jan 12, vessel started to sink, or reported...
View ArticleSANCHI and her crew tragic end
Tanker SANCHI sank in the afternoon Jan 14 Beijing time in position 28 22N 125 58E, after explosion at around 1200, followed by high flame up to 200 meters height. Tanker developed starboard side list...
View Article2 crew in coma medevaced from Taiwanese freighter
Two crew members of Taiwanese general cargo ship WISE SW were medevaced in Vietnam waters after the ship requested urgent medical assistance at night Jan 12. WISE SW was under way off Vung Tau,...
View ArticleContainer ship CAP SAN TAINARO mast broken by crane
Container ship CAP SAN TAINARO reportedly suffered broken mast on upper bridge, which was hit by a crane at Valparaiso, Chile, on Jan 14 or earlier. CAP SAN TAINARO arrived at Valparaiso on Jan 10, as...
View ArticleRussian tanker damaged in Greek waters
Product tanker VF TANKER-1 reportedly contacted reef in the afternoon Jan 14 while at anchorage southwest Kea island, Greece. Forward ballast tank was breached. Tanker was taken to Lavrion bay...
View ArticleContainer ship aground, refloated
Container ship TZINI ran aground in the morning Jan 15 while proceeding to Chittagong port from outer anchorage in position 22 13N 091 48E, on channel’s edge. According to The Daily Star report,...
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