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Japanese tanker fire, Genoa
Fire erupted on board of reportedly, Japanese chemical tanker GRANDE RIVIERE on May 13, when the ship was under way, or already anchored, in front of Porto Petroli, Genoa, Italy. Onlookers who saw...
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Explosion destroyed boiler on Gazprom gas processing ship in Korea
Offshore gas processing/regasification ship MARSHAL VASILEVSKIY suffered regasification boiler explosion, one of six such boilers, produced by Mitsubishi, was destroyed, during trials – said Gazprom...
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Aframax tanker hit by fishing vessel, holed, New York
Fishing vessel POLARIS struck Aframax tanker TOFTEVIKEN portside in midship area in the evening May 12 some 30 miles southeast of Bridgehampton, New York. Tanker in load was en route to New York,...
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Cruise ship MARELLA DISCOVERY 2 disabled in Venice historic center
Cruise ship MARELLA DISCOVERY 2 was disabled after engine failure, while moving in Guidecca Canal, Venice historic center, near Doge's Palace and the Basilica of San Marco, in the afternoon May 14. In...
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Two tankers contact, S-Petersburg
Tankers AURA and ANGARA, both owned by BALT STAR Company, Russia, at 0125 Moscow time May 14 contacted while passing each other by portside, in buoy 15 area, Kronshtadt fairway, S-Petersburg. ANGARA...
View ArticleChinese cargo ship sank in Taiwan Strait, 6 missing
General cargo ship HONG PENG sank in east China's Fujian Province waters, Taiwan Strait, in the morning May 16, MRCC Fuzhou was alerted at 0630 LT. SAR was launched, by 1600 LT 5 crew were rescued, 6...
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Swedish tanker grounding, Amazon river
Product tanker WISBY ATLANTIC in the afternoon May 15 (local time) ran aground on a sandbank in Amazon river in 00 20N 050 37W, some 40 nm downstream from Macapa port, while proceeding upstream to...
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Container ship grounding in Baltic sea Update
MRCC Moscow report: NJORD ran aground at 0250 Moscow time May 17 in fair weather and good visibility conditions, having 626 containers on board. Attempts to refloat by own means failed. As of 0830 UTC...
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Dutch freighter collided with Maersk jack-up oil rig
General cargo ship FLUVIUS TAVY collided with berthed jack-up rig MAERSK GIANT at Esbjerg Harbor Denmark in the morning May 17, while maneuvering in the harbor. Loss of control said to be the cause,...
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Ferry on fire, passengers and crew evacuated, Bali island Video
Ferry LABITRA ADINDA, connecting Gilimanuk port, Bali island, and Ketapang, Java, caught fire in the afternoon May 17 while crossing Bail Strait en route to Ketapang, with15 crew, 18 or 25 passengers...
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Very Large Container Ship accident in New York
Felixstowe Docker Blog has reported an accident which took place at New York Newark port, involving very large container ship TUCAPEL:…The ship broke mooring lines while actively coming to berth. The...
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Explosions, fire on Chinese freighter, 1 killed
Cargo ship CHUANG SHENG HAI suffered an explosion on board in the afternoon May 16 in vicinity 22 06N 114 00E, west of Dangazhen, Wanshan Archipelago, south of Hong Kong. 1 of 12 crew was killed by...
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Passenger ship aground, 250 passengers evacuated Updates Photos
Passenger ship BUKIT RAYA with some 250 passengers on board ran aground on reef or rock in Lapma Strait, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands South China sea, on May 18, while en route to Pontianak, western...
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Car carrier major fire, Incheon. Update, new Photo Video.
May 22 Update 0330 UTC: By 0100 Seoul time officials said, that fire was more or less under control, threat level was reduced, but still, fire is far from being extinguished. Fire started on 11 cargo...
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Cruise ship VISION OF THE SEAS reportedly suffered blackout
Cruise ship VISION OF THE SEAS reportedly suffered blackout early in the morning May 22, while en route from Mykonos to Santorini in Sea of Crete, with only emergence lights on. According to Cruise...
View ArticleCargo ship sank in Yellow sea, 7 missing
Cargo ship LONG HUI DA 6999 sank in the morning May 22 in Yellow sea off Weihai, Shandong Province, China. SAR was launched with deployment of SAR ships, helicopter and all other ships being in the...
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Cargo ship sinking in Java sea, crew evacuated
General cargo ship CITRA MULIA 9 issued distress signal during the night May 23, reporting water ingress and sinking, in vicinity 05 34S 110 58E, Java sea, some 30 nm northeast of Karimunjawa islands,...
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VLCC limped to Colombo after breakdown
May 24 Update: According to Lloyd’s report, tanker suffered engine failure, and Tsavliris Salvage was contracted to take the ship to Colombo. Not clear if tanker reached Colombo under own power or on...
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Tanker loaded with diesel aground, Russia
Ore/oil river-sea carrier OPTIMAFLOT loaded with 2837 tons of diesel fuel ran aground at 2970 kilometer mark, river Don, Russian Inner Waterways, while heaving up anchor at 0500 Moscow time May 23....
View ArticleCargo ship aground, Azov sea Update
May 24: The ship drifted aground after her stern anchor dragged, as of 1400 UTC May 24 MRYA S was still aground, with two tugs at her side, said to be contracted for refloating operation. May 23:...
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