Two crew died one injured by gas leak on board of COSCO bulk carrier
Three Chinese crew members were taken by tug from bulk carrier FENG HUI HAI and transferred to hospital at Jamnagar port, Gujarat, India, on Apr 22, with gas poisoning symptoms. On arrival to...
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How Captain of cruise ship AZURA “poisoned” Marseilles
The French Court is suing Captain of a cruise ship AZURA, he’s to appear in criminal court for violating fuel standards during ship's stopover in Marseilles in Mar 29 this year. The ship used heavy...
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Ferry broke down halfway between Canary islands
Ferry VOLCAN DE TIJARAFE suffered engine failure while en route from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the afternoon Apr 23, being halfway between two islands. Crew managed to...
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Ferry ran aground, Luzon, Philippines
Ferry JACK DANIEL ran aground in position 13 10N 123 17E in Southern Luzon waters some 2 nm off Rawis, Albay Province, Philippines, at around 0500 ICT Apr 24, while en route from Pantao port after...
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Chinese capesize damaged pier, Rosario
Bulk carrier OCEAN TREASURE struck pier at General San Martin port Santa Fe Terminal 6, Parana river, Argentina, on Apr 24, during maneuvering. The ship hit the container on pier, and some...
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Cargo ship sank in Yangtze estuary, 3 crew drowned
Cargo ship SHENGSONG618 sank in Yangtze river estuary on Apr 24, the ship is resting on bottom on even keel with bridge remaining above waterline, according to photos.There were 6 crew on board, 3...
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Reefer grounding, S-Petersburg
Reefer ANDALUCIA STAR ran aground at Novokanonerskaya Harbor, S-Petersburg Big Port, Russia, at 0745 Moscow time Apr 25, while entering harbor, reported MRCC Moscow. At 0835 Moscow time she was...
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Russian freighter aground or refloated? Denmark
Apr 26 Update: Yet ship’s status not clear. She’s still at anchor, or probably, aground – local sources said, citing officials, that the ship is detained until presenting to authorities plan of...
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Breached freighter leaked some 50 liters of fuel, Rapa Nui
General cargo ship LAGO ICALMA, anchored in Hanga Roa, bay, Easter Island (famous Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui, Spanish: Isla de Pascua), suffered hull breach inflicted by a barge at her side on Apr 25. Breach...
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Bulk carrier with flooded engine room in trouble off Cape Town
Bulk carrier SHENG MING loaded with iron ore is in troubled off Cape Town, where she was towed by tug after her engine room was flooded. Reportedly the ship loaded her cargo at Pepel Transshipment...
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Container ship fire off Jakarta
Container ship KUALA MAS reported fire on board at 0730 WIB (UTC +7) Apr 27, near Pulau Norwana island, north of Jakarta, shortly after leaving Jakarta. 18 crew were evacuated, fire in superstructure...
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Danish ferry went adrift after mechanical breakdown
Danish ferry PRINCESS ISABELLA suffered mechanical failure while en route from Samso to Hou, Denmark, Kattegat, at around 1200 UTC Apr 27, and started to drift. Technicians were transferred on board,...
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Iranian freighter collided with two other freighters at Astrakhan Russia
Iranian general cargo ship PARS KHAZAR 2 started to drifti collided with two general cargo ships in Astrakhan port, Volga river, Russia, Caspian sea, reportedly in the afternoon Apr 28. First, PARS...
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Six port workers poisoned by gas on board of bulk carrier, Napier, NZ
Six workers from stevedoring company ISO have been poisoned by carbon monoxide on board of a bulk carrier NORD YILAN, docked at Napier port, New Zealand, in the evening Apr 30. As of May 1, all were...
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COSCO’s Container ship damaged by crane at Prince Rupert Port, Canada
Very large container ship XIN SHANGHAI reportedly contacted crane at Fairview Container Terminal, Port of Prince Rupert, on Apr 30, understood during mooring operation. Ship’s departure was delayed,...
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Oil leak from cruise ship, Palma de Mallorca
A minor oil leak from docked cruise ship MARELLA DREAM occurred in the morning May 1 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Understood there was some technical problem or mistake in handling...
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Disabled coaster under tow to Clyde
General cargo ship MIA SOPHIE B was disabled and went adrift in the afternoon Apr 28 off the Atlantic coast of central Ireland, while en route from Galway to Clyde Scotland – after she lost rudder,...
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Container ship VIRGINIA TRADER grounding Update and correction
Update: VIRGINIA TRADER was refloated on Apr 14 by contracted salvors - under LOF 2011 by Smit Salvage Americas, according to Lloyd, and brought to anchor near grounding site. She started to move and...
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Greek ferry accident wasn’t trivial, it was an explosion injuring 2 engineers
It was reported on May 2, that ferry CHAMPION JET 2, which left Piraeus in the morning May 2 with 721 passengers on board, returned to Piraeus after left engine damage. It looked like a trivial ferry...
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Cruise ship CROWN PRINCESS avoiding collision in rough weather Video
Cruise ship CROWN PRINCESS encountered strong wind when entering Bay of Kotor, Montenegro, Adriatic sea, at around 0830 CEST May 3, and hardly avoided collision with quay by engaging all thrusters at...
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