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Bulk carrier FLORIANA grounding
Bulk carrier FLORIANA ran aground on Feb 9 while approaching New Orleans en route from Veracruz, Mexico, in Mississippi river delta. No information on vessel’s condition or damages, as of 0330 UTC Feb...
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Freighter PERSEUS on collision course with Great Belt Bridge
Great Belt Bridge between Danish islands of Zealand and Funen was closed in the evening Feb 10, after water traffic automatic monitoring system sounded alarm, detecting vessel heading for bridge’s...
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Bulk carrier INFINITY V under tow
Bulk carrier INFINITY V suffered mechanical failure on Feb 3 in Mediterranean sea south of Karpathos, Greece, while en route from Odessa Ukraine to Chottagong Bangladesh. Disabled vessel started to...
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Another mega boxship aground, UK
Container ship APL VANDA ran aground at around 2200 UTC Feb 13 in the Solent off Cowes, in the same area Hoegh Osaka ran into trouble last year. APL VANDA grounded by stern with half of rudder out of...
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Mega boxship EMMA MAERSK left anchorage to avoid accident
Container ship EMMA MAERSK anchored in Bay Brest, Brest, France, on Feb 11. Vessel according to local report, was waiting for weather to improve to dock in port. Judging from photos, EMMA MAERSK is in...
View ArticleContainer ship HERBILAN SUCCESS disabled
Container ship HERBILAN SUCCESS on Feb 13 reported disabled, adrift in Bay of Bengal since afternoon Feb 11, in vicinity 14 00N 092 20E, some 40 nm from northern tip of Smith Island, Andaman islands....
View ArticleProduct tanker NUSANTRA AKBAR sinking in Malacca Strait
Product tanker NUSANTRA AKBAR issued distress signal at around 1630 LT Feb 14, in position 01 45N 101 53E, 27 nm east of Dumai city, North Sumatra, Malacca Strait. Character of trouble unknown, vessel...
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Bulk carrier INFINITY V under tow UPDATE
Bulk carrier INFINITY V suffered mechanical failure on Feb 3 in Mediterranean sea south of Karpathos, Greece, while en route from Odessa Ukraine to Chottagong Bangladesh. Disabled vessel started to...
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General cargo vessel MARIE LEHMANN breached in allision, Kaliningrad
General cargo vessel MARIE LEHMANN while proceeding to Kaliningrad Port suffered blackout and allided with berth belonging to Kaliningrad Ship Repair Yard, Kaliningrad Sea Canal, at 0135 Moscow time...
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Container ship XETHA BHUM collision on Chao Praya river, Bangkok: VIDEO
Container ship XETHA BHUM collided with the embankment on Chao Praya river, Bangkok, on Feb 14, while leaving Bangkok port. Vessel suddenly lost control and crashed into embankment. According to...
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Third officer died on board of bulk carrier BLU TIDE in a tragic accident
Ukrainian 31-year old third officer of a bulk carrier BLU TIDE died in the morning Feb 14 on board after falling from 12 meters height. It is understood, that while the officer was checking life...
View ArticleCoastal tanker AZULA sank, 13 crew missing, Arafura sea
Coastal tanker AZULA sank on Feb 12 off Aswetsj River estuary, Papua, Indonesia, Arafura sea. vessel may be yet afloat, or sitting on the bottom with parts above the water. 13 crew missing, SAR under...
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STENA TRANSPORTER fire on cargo deck
On a cargo deck of ferry STENA TRANSPORTER truck with cargo of gas went on fire in the afternoon Feb 15, when ferry was docked in Hoek van Holland, reported RNSRI. Fire understood to be quickly...
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Aframax RECIFE KNUTSEN hard aground
Crude oil tanker RECIFE KNUTSEN ran aground in the evening Feb 15 while approaching Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, in a stormy weather. On Feb 16 tanker was still aground, with three tugs at her side. No...
View ArticleTug EMILY ANNE sank in Boston
USCG reported that tug EMILY ANNE sank on Feb 16 east of Deer Island, Boston approaches. Vessel went down approximately 5 miles east of Deer island in Winthrop. Part of North Channel was closed for...
View ArticleFishing vessel DON CADEGAN sank, Canada
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) reported fishing vessel DON CADEGAN ran aground off Pubnico, Nova Scotia, Canada, and sank, on Feb 15. Three crew rescued.
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General cargo vessel LOYALTY EXPRESS towed to Maloy
General cargo vessel LOYALTY EXPRESS reported to MRCC Norway engine failure at 1530 LT Feb 16, disabled vessel was caught in stormy weather some 4 nm off Bremangerlandet, south of Alesund, Norway,...
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Tugs prevented boxships collision in Valencia
4 tugs in Valencia, Spain, prevented collision, after boxship HH JOHANNA’s mooring lines were snapped while strong wind battered port on Feb 14. HH JOHANNA drifted towards docked COSCO EUROPE, but...
View ArticleFreighter LINTAS BELAWAN on fire, crew evacuated
General cargo vessel LINTAS BELAWAN caught fire on Feb 17 off Maselembo islands, Java sea, while en route from Jakarta to Makassar, South Sulawesi. No details available, but fire should be major,...
View ArticleLADY MARY JOY 1 aground, Sulu sea
Cargo passenger vessel LADY MARY JOY 1 ran aground in the evening Feb 18 near Pampat Point, Bongao island, Tawi-Twai, Philippines, Sulu sea. vessel with 307 passnegers and 38 crew on board was en...
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