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Bulk carrier CSL WELLAND stuck in Lock, traffic suspended, Ontario
Bulk carrier CSL WELLAND struck ship arrester when entering Lock 7 in Welland Canal, which is connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada, at around 1830 UTC Apr 1, while proceeding...
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Ferry with passengers on board on the reefs, Fiji
Inter-islands ferry SPIRIT OF ALTRUISM ran aground in the morning Apr 2 on a reef off Naigani island, Fiji, while en route from Natovi Fiji island to Nabouwalu, Vanua Levu. Reportedly there was no...
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LNG tanker VLADIMIR RUSANOV disabled in Barents sea
Ice-breaking LNG tanker VLADIMIR RUSANOV was disabled during several hours on Apr 2 in Barents sea some 190 nm northeast of Nordkapp, North Cape, Norway, in her maiden voyage with cargo of LPG from...
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Container ship troubled in Aegean sea, fixed problem and resumed sailing
Container ship CS TINA started to drift in Aegean sea northeast of Kea island, Greece, at around 1500 UTC Apr 2 after engine failure. Master didn’t request assistance or sent distress message. Greek...
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Bulk carrier hard aground, Haiti
Bulk carrier UBC SAGUNTO ran aground on Apr 2 while approaching Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The ship is en route to Fond Mombin, north of Port-au-Prince. No information on damages yet, reportedly Ardent...
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Container ship CMA CGM SAMSON grounding, Cape Town Update
Update: The ship was refloated at around 1500 UTC Apr 3 and berthed, no information yet on damages, which are to be assessed. Understood the ship ran aground while entering harbor at low tide, and if...
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Freighter issued distress signal after engine room flooding
General cargo ship DEWI BULAN 88 on Apr 5 suffered water ingress in engine room in Bangka Strait, which is separating South Sumatra from Bangka Island, Indonesia, southern South China sea. The ship...
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Andamans-bound ferry grounding, Kolkata
Ferry NICOBAR, connecting Kolkata India with Port Blair, Andaman Islands, ran aground shortly after leaving Kolkata, Hooghly River, in the morning Apr 4, blocking port’s channel. Luckily, the ship was...
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Chinese freighter sank south of Shanghai
Zhoushan MRCC received distress signal at around 0400 Beijing time Apr 6, from cargo ship DA PU JIANG, which was sinking in northern Zhoushan waters, south of Shanghai. The ship capsized, 13 crew...
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Container ship MAERSK HONAM Apr 06 Update
As of 1300 UTC Apr 06, MAERSK HONAM and tugs engaged in salvage were in vicinity 22 26N 063 23E, moving around in legs. It just looks like they’re waiting for something, most probably for permission...
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Freighter pushed aground by storm, Philippines
General cargo ship CRYSTAL BAY ran aground on northwest coast of Luzon island, Philippines, South China sea, in the morning Apr 7, while en route from Port Klang Malaysia to Niigata Japan. Reportedly...
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Disabled bulk carrier destroyed historic mansion in Bosphorus Strait Video
Bulk carrier VITASPIRIT suffered steering failure while transiting Bosphorus, Istanbul, on Apr 7 in southern direction, en route from Kerch Strait Anchorage to Egypt. The ship went out of control and...
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Disabled freighter taken on tow, English Canal
General cargo ship WILSON LIMERICK was disabled since 0430 UTC Apr 7, drifting in North sea north of Norderney, East Frisian Islands. Was taken on tow at around 1530 UTC by tug WULF 9 (IMO 8714243),...
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Container ship damaged ferry in collision, Hainan Strait
Container ship HONG YANG collided with ferry JIAN FENG LING in Hainan Strait at 0350 Beijing time Apr 5, from description of accident it seems like container ship struck ferry’s starboard, inflicting...
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Bulk carrier damaged by ice, Great Lakes
Bulk carrier CALUMET on Apr 6 was damaged by ice above Soo Locks, Sault St. Marie, St Marys River, between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes, proceeding upstream, reported 9and10news.com. Laker...
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Major fire in Timaru port, New Zealand
Trawler DONG WON 701 caught fire after explosion at around 2130 NZ time Apr 9 at Timaru, New Zealand. As of 0000 NZ time Apr 10, some 10 engines were fighting fire, plus tug or tugs with water...
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Landing craft disabled, drifting off Manila Bay
Landing craft AVIVA 5 with 17 crew and cargo of coal and gravel lost power near Fortune island, Batangas Province, near Manila Bay while en route from Nasugbu, Batangas to Coron, Palawan, says ABC-CBN...
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General cargo ship aground, Baltic sea Update refloated
General cargo ship BALTIC MADONNA was refloated with high tide at around 0020 UTC Apr 10, and moved to Vordingborg, where she was brought to anchor for survey and investigation. No damages, no spill...
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Offshore support ship collided with oil platform, Med
Offshore support vessel SAFE SWIFT collided with oil platform SABRATHA PLATFORM, Libyan offshore oil field, at 1838 EET (UTC +2) Apr 8. SAFE SWIFT sustained damages to her upper deck mechanisms and...
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Ro-ro cargo ship sank on Sudan anchorage
Ro-ro cargo ship SHAHIN started to sink on Port Sudan anchorage, reportedly on Apr 8. Understood the ship, which was renamed many times, was at anchor in a lay-up, with four maintenance crew. Crew are...
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