Container ship YM EFFICIENCY lost 80 containers off Newcastle, Australia
Container stacks collapsed on board of container ship YM EFFICIENCY at night May 31, some 15 nm off Newcastle, Australia, 80 containers fell overboard, some 30 on board are damaged or destroyed. The...
View ArticleBulk carrier aground, US East Coast Update refloated
Jun 2 Update: Bulk carrier was refloated at around 0200 UTC Jun 2 with high tide and assistance of two tugs, and brought to anchor at Wilmington Anchorage southwest of Bald Head island. As of 0500 UTC...
View ArticleLarge Container Ship THESEUS containers loss and collapse
Container ship THESEUS suffered containers collapse and loss in Gulf of Aden, while en route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Colombo, Sri Lanka, being caught in cyclone which ravaged northwest Indian...
View ArticleTanker CHEM NORMA refloated, St. Lawrence river
Tanker CHEM NORMA was refloated in the afternoon Jun 3 after St. Lawrence River Board said on Jun 2 it will reduce water flow on St Lawrence river to rise water level. Tanker finally, was refloated...
View ArticleVery large ore carrier STELLAR SAMBA reached port, anchored
Very large ore carrier STELLAR SAMBA arrived at Sao Luis Anchorage, Brazil, on Jun 3, and was brought to anchor. Previous news:...
View ArticleContainer ships collision at Perawand, Sumatra
Container ship HILIR MAS while maneuvering struck berthed container ship TELUK BINTUNI at Perawang Port, Siak River, central Sumatra east coast, in the afternoon May 30. TELUK BINTUNI sustained...
View ArticleTanker and cargo ship collision, Russian Inner Waterways
Product tanker BALT FLOT 4 (loaded with 5276 tons of heavy fuel) collided with general cargo ship Volgo-Don 151 (loaded with 5191 tons of gravel) at 582 kilometer mark, river Scheksna, Russian...
View ArticleBulk carrier SHENG MING sank because ZA salvage cost was too high Update
Jun 5 Update: The SHENG MING Master wanted the club to compensate one month salary but club refused, so he rejected the evacuation and remained on board of distressed ship. Club called ZA government,...
View ArticleMaster of bulk carrier fell into water, missing, Chittagong
57-year old Master of Cypriot bulk carrier EVNIA is missing since night Jun 4 after he fell from pilot ladder, while checking the draft, said The Daily Star newspaper, Bangladesh. The ship is berthed...
View ArticleCapesize bulk carrier coal fire, Italy
Coal in cargo hold of a capsize bulk carrier NBA VAN GOGH, docked at industrial zone of Torres Port, Sardinia, Italy, spontaneously ignited in the afternoon Jun 4. Bulk carrier is offloading coal...
View ArticleDisabled tanker brought to anchor, North sea
Product tanker NORDIN NELLY suffered nechanical failure in the evening Jun 5 shortly after leaving Teesport, UK, North sea. Tanker was brought to anchor off Tees, as of 1130 UTC Jun 6 tanker was still...
View ArticlePanamax container ship aground Update refloated
Container ship ZIM NEW YORK ran aground at around 0600 UTC Jun 6 in Vung Tau - Thi Vai Channel veering off fairway in buoys 11 and 12 area, while en route to Cai Mep International Container Terminal,...
View ArticleTanker contacted bottom, Kerch Strait
Product tanker VOLGONEFT 214 with 4488 tons of diesel oil on board contacted bottom while transiting Kerch Strait in southern direction near first and second pairs of buoys, at 2140 Moscow time Jun 5....
View ArticleMega container ship destroyed Suez Canal road with passing car
Mega container ship OOCL JAPAN reportedly suffered steering failure at around 1200 UTC Jun 6 in Suez Canal near kilometer 18 mark, veered off fairway and struck the embankment, while transiting Canal...
View ArticleTwo injured crew medevaced by NSRI and Air Force, South Africa
Bulk carrier KS FLORA interrupted her voyage from Brazil to Brunei and sailed into South Africa water, in order to medevac 2 Filipino crew, who were injured on board when the ship was caught in rough...
View ArticlePlatform capsized, drifting in South China sea
The self-elevating liftboat TERAS LYZA said to capsize while being under tow in South China sea, from Vung Tau Vietnam to Taichung, Taiwan, probably on Jun 6. Unmanned vessel developed stern tilt and...
View ArticleIranian freighter grounding, Russian Waterways
General cargo ship KASMA ran aground on 105 kilometer mark Volga-Caspian Sea Canal at 1223 Moscow time Jun 7, while proceeding to Caspian sea, en route from Astrakhan Russia to Amirabad Iran. At 2310...
View Article Russian ferry PETERSBURG arrested in Estonia
Russian rail ferry PETERSBURG was arrested at Estonian port Paljasaare for debts, including crew wages debts, reported Russian news agency SPUTNIK on Jun 8. Ferry is docked at Paljasaare, Tallinn,...
View ArticleFerry aground, passengers evacuated, Ibiza
Fast catamaran ferry PINAR DEL RIO ran aground on rocks at around 1530 UTC Jun 8 at San Antonio Harbor entrance, Ibiza, Balearic Archipelago. Ferry arrived from Denia and was to dock at San Antonio...
View ArticleAnother Russian ferry of the same operator detained, Crimean track
Rail ferry BALTIYSK was detained in Ust-Luga, Russia, Baltic sea, by Port Authorities for outstanding crew wages debt on Jun 9, according to Russian media. Operator of ferry, TRANS-EXIM Ltd, was...
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