Fire at Rostock Port
A fire broke out in a reuse yard in Rostock close to the Fischereihafen. A total amount of 4000 tons of metal scrap burst into flames for reasons that had not yet been clarified. A firefighter boat...
View ArticleLPG tanker collided with cargo ship in Marmara sea
LPG tanker GAMMAGAS collided with general cargo ship ERSOYLAR 1 in the evening Jul 4 in Marmara sea south of Bosphorus, both ships sustained hull damages above waterline, no leak reported. Both...
View ArticleFreighter aground, flooded, crew evacuated
499-ton cargo ship SHOKEI MARU NO.11 was beached by storm at around 2350 Tokyo time Jul 4 near Higashidori, Aomori Prefecture, northeast Honshu island, Japan. Hull was breached, with ensuing water...
View ArticlePhuket water disaster, latest
A yacht, a diving boat and a jet ski sank in Phuket island waters, Thailand, on Jul 5, in a stormy weather which is still, as of morning Jul, battering southwest Thailand coast in Andaman sea. There...
View ArticleLarge Landing Ship LLS OSLYABYA grounding, Russia, Japan sea
Russian Pacific Navy Large Landing Ship LLS OSLYABYA 066 ran aground on Jul 5 in Gornostay Bay near Vladivostok, Russia, Japan sea. Navy spokesman said the ship ran aground during drills, approaching...
View ArticleDutch freighter fire, 10 hospitalized, Denmark
Fire erupted on Dutch cargo ship EEMS DUNDEE, berthed at Esbjerg, Denmark, on Jul 6, during loading of wind turbines parts. 10 people had to be hospitalized with helicopters deployment. Reportedly...
View ArticleIranian freighter blocked Volga-Caspian Canal
Iranian freighter SARIR suffered engines (2 engines) failure at 151 kilometer mark in Volga – Caspian sea Canal at 1336 Moscow time Jul 5, while proceeding towards sea. The ship managed to stop at...
View ArticleFerry blocked airport at Lampedusa
Ferry blocked airport at Lampedusa Island, Italy, in the morning Jul 6, after the ship struck the pier while maneuvering to berth, and moved to a place where she was blocking planes from landings or...
View ArticleCargo ship struck boat on River Don, Russian Inner Waterways
General cargo ship BEREZOVETS struck boat Kseniya by stern moving astern, while leaving Obukhovskiy Sip Repair Yard, Azov, Russia, in the afternoon Jul 6. Boat sustained a breach above waterline,...
View ArticleFerry collided with pier, 40 passengers injured
Ferry with 94 people on board, including passengers and crew, and vehicles, collided with pier at Shinan, South Jeolla Province, Korea, Yellow sea, at around 1100 Seoul time Jul 7. Some 40 passengers...
View ArticleTurkish tanker troubled in Barents sea, Russia
Product tanker STONE 1 reportedly encountered mechanical problem with threat of possible power loss during loading operation at floating oil pipe reducer off Kolguyev Island east coast, Barents sea,...
View ArticleCrimean railway ferry hull cracked, breached
Loud noise of tearing steel alerted the crew of rail ferry ANNENKOV when stern-berthed ship was offloading rail cars in Kerch port, Crimea, on Jul 8. The hull rifted along all the length of 164...
View ArticleFerry grounding, Sunda Strait
Ferry JWS ran aground at around 1600 LT (UTC +7) Jul 8 at or near Bakauheni port, Sumatra, Sunda Strait, while approaching port. Reportedly, there was one truck on board, and one passenger, driver. No...
View Article39 ships engulfed in fire storm at Bali harbor, Indonesia Video
39 fishing vessels were engulfed in fire early in the morning Jul 9 at Benoa harbor, southernmost Bali island, Indonesia. As of afternoon Jul 9, at least 25 vessels and boats were still burning. Cause...
View ArticleTiny boat was hit by Thai bulk carrier and survived. Indian fairytale.
Indian fiber fishing boat with 5 fishermen was allegedly, hit by passing merchant ship off Kochi, southwest India, at around 0030 LT Jul 8, in rough weather with heavy rain and strong wind. 2...
View ArticleNorwegian trawler on fire in Montevideo
Fire erupted on board of Norwegian fishing vessel, docked at Montevideo, Uruguay, in the morning Jul 9. One crew was hospitalized with burns. Fire is followed by a lot of smoke. As of 1200 UTC,...
View ArticleDutch freighter fire, Harlingen
Fire erupted in cargo hold of Dutch general cargo ship MARFAAM, berthed at Harlingen, Netherlands, in the evening Jul 9. Fire department was alerted, fire was said to be put under control in a short...
View ArticleMajor gas leak: bulk carrier suspect in breaking underwater pipeline
Underwater gas pipeline, operated by PT CNOOC Indonesia, broke up near Pulau Panjang Island, Banten Province, northwest of Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jul 9, and caused major gas leak, which made a big...
View ArticleJapanese bulk carrier on fire in Netherlands
Fire broke out in cargo hold or holds of bulk carrier KOUYOU, berthed at Dordrecht, Netherlands, in the afternoon Jul 10. The ship is loading, judging from photos, cargo of scrap. Fire engines are...
View ArticleContainer ship lost 16 containers, Andaman sea
Container ship NP LOVEGISTICS 2 on Jul 10 was caught in rough weather in Trang Province waters near Koh Lao Liang island, Andaman sea, while en route from Kantang port, Trang, to Port Klang, Malaysia....
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