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LPG tanker interrupted trans-Pacific voyage after crew death
LPG tanker SEASUCCESS had to interrupt her voyage on Jun 24, in North Pacific off Mexico coast, and call Mexican Ensenado port, to disembark dead crew member and undergo all required procedures. The...
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Very large LNG carrier disabled, on tow Jun 28 Update
Jun 28 Update: Caravan passed St. George’s Channel between West Britain and New Ireland islands, PNG, and stopped off Rabaul, northern tip of New Britain, early Jun 27. As of morning Jun 28, tug and...
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Collision on Western Scheldt off Vlissingen
Container ship ALDEBARAN J and container ship MARRY-S collided while proceeding on reciprocal courses in Western Scheldt, off Vlissingen, at around 0420 UTC Jun 28. Both ships sustained damages and...
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Ro-ro cargo ship aground, Norway
Ro-ro cargo ship SEA-CARGO EXPRESS ran aground in Surnadal Harbor, Norway, at around 1200 UTC Jun 28, while maneuvering to berth. Grounding was caused by strong wind gusts. No leaks reported. Ship...
View ArticleSnapped mooring line of bulk carrier killed 1, wounded 3 at Longview
Mooring line snapped and recoiled during bulk carrier ANSAC SPLENDOR shift along berth early in the morning LT Jun 28 in Longview Port, Washington, river Columbia. One longshoreman was killed on the...
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THORCO LINEAGE still drifting after refloating Update
Jun 29: General cargo ship THORCO LINEAGE was refloated on Jun 27 by French Navy auxiliary ship BOUGANVILLE, towed off the coast and left drifting after tow line snapped, with BOUGANVILLE standing by....
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German freighter troubled in English Channel
General cargo ship JEVENAU was disabled and started to drift at 1740 UTC Jun 29 in English Channel northeast of Le Havre, by 0700 UTC Jun 30 she was still adrift, drifting in southwest direction,...
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Turkish freighter disabled in English Channel
General cargo ship CELEBRATION went NUC at around 2130 UTC Jun 30 in western English Channel southeast of Plymouth, while en route from Rouen France to Khoms Libya. Captain of passing nearby ship...
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APL container ship lost 8 containers in Kuwait
8 empty container fell into water from container ship APL GULF EXPRESS, berthed at Shuwaikh port, Kuwait, on Jun 28, circumstances unknown. According to Kuwait Port Authority statement, all containers...
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Taiwanese freighter collided with fishing boat, 1 dead
General cargo ship YU TAI NO.1 collided with fishing boat when entering Kaohsiung Harbor, already passing breakwater moles, at around 0600 UTC Jul 1. Boat after collision broke in two and sank, one of...
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Bulk carrier contacted bottom Jul 2 Update
Jul 2: SUMATRA is still at anchor waiting for second tug, to be towed to a safe anchorage, where she wouldn’t hamper traffic. The ship sustained undefined damages, probably disabled. Jun 29: Bulk...
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Container ship SSL KOLKATA losing containers, may break up
Hapless container ship SSL KOLKATA is losing containers off the Sunderbans, close to the International Maritime Boundary with Bangladesh. According to latest updates from Indian media, based on...
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Tanker refloated after being aground for 2 weeks, Taiwan
Product tanker 19 WINNER was refloated on Jul 2 with high tide and tugs assistance, after being aground for two weeks, see...
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Tug with barge in trouble in Baltic sea
Tug with barge in trouble in Gulf of Finland Tug RADUGA EUROPE with barge KARBON on tow, loaded with 10762 tons of stone, dragged anchor and started to drift at around 0400 Moscow time Jul 1, on outer...
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Bulk carrier breached in grounding off Ceuta
Bulk carrier SAM LION with 40000 tons of cement on board ran aground at night Jul 2 in Ceuta outer anchorage area north of Puntilla mole, while approaching port. Two Spanish Salvamento Maritime tugs...
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Ferry capsized, people jumped into water, Indonesia Video
Update: 12 people reportedly died. The ship according to all available information, remained partially afloat, resting on bottom. Most likely, there was panic on board, causing people to jump into...
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Container ship SSL KOLKATA sank being aground after 3-week fire
SSL KOLKATA sank on Jul 2 in position 21 26N 088 47E, near Sundarbans and maritime border line between India and Bangladesh. The ship maybe rested on bottom by starboard, in any case she’s said to be...
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1 grounding and 3 collisions simultaneously in downtown S-Petersburg, Russia
1 grounding and 3 collisions occurred simultaneously on Neva river, downtown S-Petersburg, early in the morning Jul 3. Crews were celebrating Russian team win in World Cup game? General cargo ship...
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Container ship collided with sand carrier, 2 missing
Container ship PROSPER collided with sand self-propelled barge in Ho Chin Minh area on Saigon river at around 0500 LT Jul 4. The ship was proceeding downstream from VICT container terminal. 895-ton...
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Bulk carrier aground, Baltic sea Update Jul 5
Jul 5: As of 0500 UTC Jul 5, the ship was still aground. No leak or serious damages reported. Officials said the ship strayed off fairway and ran aground, cause unknown. Photo liepajniekiem.lv Jul 4...
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