USS Navy Landing Ship damaged by storm, interrupted mission
USS Navy Landing Ship Gunston Hall was damaged in rough weather off Iceland on Oct 22 and had to call Reykjavik for damages assessment, said 6th Fleet Command in a statement. Well deck and several...
View ArticleDisabled cargo ship on tow of another cargo ship, White sea
General cargo ship MEKHANIK YARTSEV suffered propeller breakdown at 0820 Moscow time Oct 23 in White sea north of Arkhangel Port, Russia, while blasting from Netherlands to Arkhangel. Owner sent one...
View ArticleTug capsized in India, 1 crew missing
Tug capsized while assisting ro-pax VOYAGE SYMPHONY in sea-trial in Gulf of Khambhat, in the afternoon Oct 25. Six crew were rescued, one went missing, tug wasn’t identified. Ro-pax VOYAGE SYMPHONY...
View ArticleBC Ferries ferry went fishing and caught fishing boat Video
Ferry QUEEN OF ALBERNI propeller got entangled in fishing net in the afternoon Oct 24 in Strait of Georgia, B.C., Canada, near Duke Point terminal at Entrance Island, while sailing on her Tsawwassen...
View ArticleFerry reported water ingress, brought to anchor for survey, Greece Update
Oct 27 Update: Judging from Greece media photos, ferry did run aground, hence hull damages and water ingress. Ferry was still aground as of 1730 UTC Oct 27. All photos...
View ArticleCargo ship ran aground on Neva river, Russia
OBO KOZMA MININ loaded with 2995 tons of gravel ran aground on 1337 kilometer mark, river Neva, Northwest Russia, on Oct 27, while approaching pier at Otradnoye town, straying off fairway. As of...
View ArticleAframax tanker damaged during Suez Canal transit
Crude oil tanker SIGNAL CHEETAH contacted Suez Canal bank at 101 kilometer mark while transiting Canal on Oct 26 in southern direction, reported Lloyd’s List. Hull was damaged, but understood, without...
View ArticleContainer ship lost man overboard in Ambrose Channel, New York
Container ship NORTHERN JAGUAR lost a man overboard in Ambrose Channel while rigging pilot ladder, in rough weather conditions, at around 1200 UTC Oct 27. Crea member, most probably deckhand, was...
View ArticleCruise ship disabled by fire, drifting, Tyrrhenian sea Italy
Cruise ship CRUISE AUSONIA with 337 passengers on board suffered fire in engine room, at around 0200 UTC Oct 28 in Tyrrhenian sea while en route from Palermo to Livorno, Italy. Reportedly, fire was...
View ArticleBulgarian bulk carrier fire, 1 died 1 hospitalized
One seaman died and another suffered 40% skin burns on Bulgarian bulk carrier BALGARKA at Varna Shiprepair Yard in the morning Oct 28. They’ve been working in fore ballast tank, understood there were...
View ArticleCelebrity cruise ship broke off moorings, contacted Costa cruise ship Update
Update: One more ship broke off her moorings – general cargo ship MARIO CTM, said to be under maintenance repairs, in ballast. The ship was taken under control by tugs and brought to berth, no damages...
View ArticleCruise ship NAVIGATOR OF THE SEAS completed emergency repairs, under way
Cruise ship NAVIGATOR OF THE SEAS had to make an emergency call to Vigo Spain, to fix technical problem with one of stabilizers, said Royal Caribbean in the official statement. "Navigator of the Seas...
View ArticleChemical spill at Zeebrugge
Chemical leak on board of Finnish ro-ro MISTRAL was reported to emergency services at Zeebrugge, Belgium, in the afternoon Oct 29. All cargo operations were stopped, it is not clear yet what kind of...
View ArticleElectrical engineer of Panamax boxship found dead, cause unknown, Chile
Container ship XIN DA YANG ZHOU reported to San Antonio Port Authorities, Chile, that electrical engineer was found dead shortly before arrival to port, on Oct 29. It is not known if he died from...
View ArticleTallink ro-ro disabled, in trouble off Swedish coast
Ro-ro ferry REGAL START suffered a blackout at around 0900 UTC Oct 30 near navigational mark Remmargrund, east of Kappelskar Sweden, while en route from Kappelskar to Paldiski Estonia. The ship...
View ArticleFerry accident in Barcelona, whom to blame
Ro-Pax Ferry EXCELLENT connecting port of Genoa, Barcelona and Tangier hit container terminal pier at around 0700 UTC Oct 31, while maneuvering in Barcelona port to dock, on arrival. Bad weather and...
View ArticleWind turbine tower collapsed onto ship and pier, Rostock
Wind turbine tower weighing more than 800 tons, of more than 100-meters length, fell down and rested partially on heavy lift ship SVENJA deck, partially on pier during loading operation in Rostok port...
View ArticleMarina devastated by storm, at least 6 super yachts damaged, destroyed
Following gale force winds, torrential rain and heavy seas that hit Italy’s Ligurian coast earlier this week, dozens of yachts have been damaged or destroyed, says SUPERYACHT TIMES portal...
View ArticleLIMARKO reefer fire, Tuzla
Fire erupted in cargo hold of Lithuanian reefer ANDROMEDA, docked at Tuzla Ship Repair Yard, Turkey, on Nov 1. Three workers were treated for smoke inhale poisoning. 17 fire engines were deployed,...
View ArticleCement carrier aground, Iceland
Cement carrier FJORDVIK ran on breakwater of Helgvik port, Iceland, west of Reykjavik, at around 0100 UTC Nov 3, while entering the port with pilot on board, on arrival from Aalborg Denmark. Hull was...
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