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German cargo ship troubled in English Canal and again in North sea
General cargo ship JENNIFER H encountered engine problem at around 0800 UTC Mar 16 in English Canal north of Barfleur, while en route from Spain to Nordenham (Bremerhaven). The ship contacted MRCC...
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Ferry with 500 passengers still disabled, Inner Japan Sea. Video.
Ferry FERRY FUKUOKA II with some 600 passengers on board collided with buoy which marks shallows at around 1930 Tokyo time Mar 18 southwest of Akashi, Honshu, Inner Japan sea, while en route from...
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Bulk carrier grounding in White sea, Mar 19 Update
During the night Mar 14 bulk carrier HARRIET ran aground off Mudyug island western coast, White Sea, Russia, shortly after leaving Arkhangelsk port with 20000 tons of coal on board, destined for...
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Large container ships collided in Karachi Update Video
Update: TOLTEN collided with berthed HAMBURG BAY, more than 20 container fell overboard, watch video https://www.geo.tv/latest/187085 container terminal operations suspended until recovering of all...
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Troubled MAERSK container ships Update Mar 20
Container ship MAERSK HONAM As of 0500 UTC Mar 20, MAERSK HONAM and tugs engaged in salvage were in vicinity 17 53N 065 20E, slowly moving in northern direction, port of destination still unclear....
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Grounded freighter BERG total loss after recent storm
General cargo ship BERG, intentionally beached in Feodosia Bay, Crimea, Black sea, said to be recognized as total loss after recent storm, which battered Crimean coast. The ship sank, for all...
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Cargo ship capsized, drifting in English Canal after collision, crew safe
General cargo ship BRITANNICA HAV collided with fishing vessel DEBORAH, or maybe more correct, was struck by fishing vessel, at around 1440 UTC Mar 20 in English Canal north of Le Havre. According to...
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Reefer holed, leaking oil in Kalundborg Fjord, Denmark
Reefer CROWN RUBY while en route from S-Petersburg Russia to Colon Panama interrupted her voyage on Mar 20 in Great Belt, and sailed to Kalundborg Fjord, Denmark, where she was brought to anchor on...
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Dredger capsized, 12 missing, Malacca Strait
Malaysian maritime authorities MMEA were alerted at 0850 LT Mar 21, report said hopper dredger JBB RONG CHANG 8 capsized off Parit Jawa, Johor State, Malaysia, Malacca Strait. 2 crew said to be...
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Cargo ship grounding, Gulf of Riga
General cargo ship TRANSFORZA reportedly (not confirmed) ran aground in Gulf of Riga, Baltic sea south of Kihnu island, Estonia, on Mar 21 or early Mar 22. The ship is en route from Parnu Estonia to...
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Troubled MAERSK container ships Update Mar 22
Container ship MAERSK HONAM As of 0200 UTC Mar 22, MAERSK HONAM and tugs engaged in salvage were in vicinity 20 06N 065 14E. MSC issued a statement on Mar 21 with regards to port of destination and...
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Ongoing SAR and Salvage worldwide, Mar 22
Hopper dredger JBB RONG CHANG 8 SAR Mar 22: 3 crew were rescued, 1 dead found, and 14 are believed to be trapped inside, some or all of them probably alive and waiting for rescue. The main task of the...
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Container ship A2B FUTURE grounding, Rotterdam
Tugspotters.com reported container ship A2B FUTURE grounding at Hoek Van Holland at around 0700 LT Mar 22, when outward ship strayed of fairway. 3 tugs were sent to assist, at around 0910 LT the ship...
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Cargo ship collided with tanker on Kandla Anchorage
General cargo ship PAC SEGINUS while leaving Kandla port, Gujarat, western India, collided with anchored tanker NAUTICAL GLOBAL XVI on Kandla OTB anchorage at 0514 LT Mar 22. NAUTICAL GLOBAL XVI lost...
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Captain died on board of his ship, Canada
54-year old Captain of Ukrainian nationality died on board of the ship in his command, bulk carrier SAGE AMAZON, in the morning Mar 17, falling from some 2-3 meters height onto his back, and...
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Japanese tuna fishing vessel ran aground, Namibia
Longliner FUKUSEKI MARU NO.7 ran aground near Mile 108, Namibia, south of Ugab river estuary, early in the morning Mar 22, while en route with tuna catch from Angola fishing grounds to Walvis Bay....
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Bulk carrier LMZ PLUTO fire, Netherlands
Bulk carrier LMZ PLUTO reported fire on board at around 1920 LT Mar 23 while proceeding downstream on Wester Scheldt, en route from Antwerp. Bulk carrier reached Terneuzen approaches and stopped...
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Passenger ship fire, Port Blair
Fire erupted in one of crew cabins of passenger cargo ship CHOWRA in the morning Mar 23, the ship is berthed at Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India. Crew weren’t able to extinguish fire by own means,...
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Troubled MAERSK container ships Update Mar 24
Container ship MAERSK HONAM As of 1130 UTC Mar 24, MAERSK HONAM and tugs engaged in salvage were in vicinity 22 15N 064 14E, heading northwest for seemingly, Hormuz Strait. Most comprehensive report...
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Passenger ship with 163 passengers on the rocks, Korea
Fast speed passenger ship PINK DOLPHINran on small island’s coastal rocks in the afternoon Mar 25 in South Jeolla Province waters, southwest Korea, while en route to Mokpo with 163 passengers and 5...
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