Cruise ship NAUTICA broke off moorings at storm-battered Glasgow
Cruise ship NAUTICA broke off her moorings at Greenock, Glasgow, Scotland, as severe wind battered the area, at around 1030 UTC Sep 19. The ship with 478 passengers on board started to drift, 3 tugs...
View ArticleCoastal freighter fire, Norway
Coastal freighter HEIKO suffered engine room fire on the night Sep 19-20 in Vilnesfjorden, Norway, north of Bergen. Four crew were evacuated, and as of early morning Sep 20, fire reportedly, was still...
View ArticleFloating Dock collapsed, one ship blocked inside VIDEO
Aft section of Floating Dock No.169 collapsed during surfacing with two ships inside: tanker VOSTOK (IMO 7923665 - reportedly, not confirmed) and oceanic trawler PIONER NIKOLAEVA, at 0100 Moscow time...
View ArticleTug with barge aground, Great Lakes
Pusher tug DEFIANCE pushing 220-meter barge ASHTABULA, ran aground at around 1850 UTC Sep 21 in Mackinac Strait between Mackinac and Round islands, which is connecting Great Lakes Huron and Michigan,...
View ArticleCoaster aground, crew airlifted to safety, Norway
General cargo ship OSFJORD ran aground in Linesoya waters, north of Trondheim, Norway, while sailing in southern direction from Brønnøysund to Kristiansund. Early in the morning Sep 22, in rough...
View ArticleFreighter bound for Iran interrupted voyage after grounding, Volga
General cargo ship OMSKIY-207 ran aground on Sep 20 on 2827 kilometer mark, river Volga, while proceeding downstream en route from Kamyshin port, Volga, to Iran, with 2999 tons of grain on board. The...
View ArticleFreighter bound for Turkey ran aground, Azov sea
General cargo ship SORMOVSKIY 48 is aground since around 0500 Moscow time Sep 21 on Azov – Don Sea Channel west of Don river estuary, Azov sea. The ship loaded with 3202 tons of wheat is en route from...
View Article GAZPROM bunker tanker aground, Black sea
Bunker tanker GAZPROMNEFT ZUID-WEST ran aground at around 2000 UTC Sep 22 on a coast southeast of Novorossiysk, Russia, Black sea, while en route from Novorossiysk to Tuapse. According to track,...
View ArticleNorthern Kuril Islands cut off mainland after ferry collision, Russia
Passenger ship GIPANIS, which is connecting Petropavlovsk Kamchatka with Severo-Kurilsk port, Paramushir island, northern Kuril Archipelago, collided with pier while berthing at Severo-Kurilsk on Sep...
View ArticleDisabled Dutch freighter on tow, English Canal
General cargo ship ARKLOW RESOLVE went NUC after mechanical failure at around 2300 UTC Sep 23 in English Canal south of Plymouth, while en route from Sweden to Spain. Was taken on tow by tug MTS INDUS...
View ArticleBreakaway bulk carrier contacted berthed bulk carrier, Brake
Bulk carrier STAR GRIP broke off her moorings at Brake, Weser river, Germany, around midday Sep 24, affected by strong current and wind. The ship contacted berthed bulk carrier S BRONCO (IMO 9311050)...
View ArticleCargo ship holed, capsized, 13 crew rescued, China
General cargo ship HAO XIANG 19 in stormy weather ran aground on a reef off Luxi island, east of Wenzhou in Zhejiang province, China, East China sea, issuing distress signal at around 0300 Beijing...
View ArticleRo-ro and container ships collision, Piraeus
Ro-ro cargo ship KAPETAN CHRISTOS collided with anchored container ship STADT DRESDEN on Piraeus outer anchorage at around 1930 UTC Sep 25, on arrival from Nisos Naxos, with 11 vehicles and drivers on...
View ArticleGerman Navy corvette damaged in collision, Kiel
Corvette ERFURT collided with Tirpitz mole at Kiel port on Sep 21, cause unknown. Corvette sustained bow damage, and won’t participate, as planned, in Baltic sea drills. Corvette ERFURT, German Navy...
View ArticleCruise ship SOVEREIGN accident in Naples
Cruise ship SOVEREIGN collided with pier while docking at Naples, Italy, at around 0600 UTC Sep 26, on arrival from Barcelona, Spain. Understood the ship struck San Vincenzo terminal, home to local...
View ArticleTanker held by shoaling effect, Scheldt
Update: Inspection didn’t find any damages, tanker was cleared to dock. As it is reported by local sources, it wasn’t bottom contact, tanker encountered shoaling effect, which kept her on one spot for...
View ArticleFerry hard aground, Indonesia
Ferry SABUK NUSANTARA 35 ran aground in position 02 14N 097 47E, some 3 nm south of Sngkil port, Aceh Province, northwest Sumatra, at around 1930 LT Sep 26, shortly after leaving Singkil, bound for...
View ArticleContainer fell into container ship hold, Thessaloniki
Container fell into container ship DELPHIS RIGA Hold at night Sep 27 during cargo operations at Thessaloniki, Greece. Nobody was injured, extent of damages unknown, the ship detained for inspection....
View ArticleAt least 2 ships beached by tsunami, including container ship
Tsunami which hit Sulawesi beached several ships, including container ship and general cargo ship, in the afternoon Sep 28. On a video tsunami devastating coastal town in central Sulawesi. Ships...
View ArticleAt least 3 ships beached by tsunami, including container ship Update
Sep 29 Update: Container ship MERATUS KENDARI 1 was slightly beached and refloated either by own means or with tug’s assistance, moved off coast further into bay, present status unclear – ship’s...
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