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Bulk carrier aground UPDATE refloated
UPDATE: was refloated at around 1300 UTC, resumed moving upstream. Bulk carrier PICTOR ran aground in Mississippi Delta at Cubits Cap at around 0930 UTC Jan 10, in the same place where on Jan 4...
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Capesize grounding, Chesapeake Bay
Bulk carrier JSW SALEM loaded with coal bound for India, left Baltimore in the morning Jan 10 and ran aground off Virginia Beach, straying off fairway. In some 5 hours, bulk carrier refloated with...
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COSCO cargo ship accident, 1 crew died, 1 hospitalized
Two Chinese crew fell from 20-meter height while conducting works on board of COSCO’s general cargo ship DA TAI on Jan 10, at Vitoria Port, Brazil. One died on the spot, another was hospitalized,...
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LPG tanker struck Korean fishing boat, 3 dead and 2 missing
Today’s news were full of reports on Korean fishing boat disaster, which claimed 3 lives and left 2 missing, while 9 people were rescued. Fishing boat collided with unidentified cargo shop some 40 nm...
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Thai bulk carrier damaged, dry-docked in Ukrainian port
Bulk carrier WIKANDA NAREE was dry-docked at Chornomorsk Ship Repair Yard, Ukraine, early in the morning Jan 11, for hull plates repairs. Ship’s hull was damaged, reportedly, during maneuvering while...
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Ferry grounded, 111 people on board rescued, Indonesia
Ferry SANGKE PALANGGA with 83 passengers and 28 crew on board, ran aground on a reef off Marapokot port, northern coast of central East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Flores sea, at around 0300 LT Jan 11,...
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Container ship collided with barrier, Puerto Cortes VIDEO
UPDATE: Container ship collided with pier, inflicting damages both on pier and itself. Container ship TRINIDAD TRADER collided with unspecified kind of barriers installed off piers at Puerto Cortes...
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Container ship YANTIAN EXPRESS fire UPDATE Jan 12
According to latest HAPAG-LLOYD statement, 5 crew were transferred back to YANTIAN EXPRESS, presumably on Jan 11. Fire said “to be largely contained and brought under control”. Most probably, crew...
View ArticleGas leaked from LPG tanker, China, Bohai sea
Liquefied gas leaked from Korean LPG tanker NO.5 SJ GAS in the morning Jan 12 at Dongying Anchorage, Shandong Province, China, Bohai sea. The ship loaded with 1850 tons of LPG was anchored since Jan...
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Cruise ship aground in Sulu sea – sheer madness
Cruise ship FOREVER LUCKY ran aground on Jan 7 in Sulu sea 15 nautical miles northeast of Cagayancillo, Cagayancillo island, Palawan province, Philippines, while en route from Bataan to General Santos...
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Pipe layer abandoned after collision with tanker off Singapore
Chemical tanker ANTEA, which left Singapore early in the morning Jan 13, en route to Ambon Indonesia, collided with pipe layer STAR CENTURION in vicinity 01 24N 104 35E, some 10 nm north of Berakit,...
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Container ship YANTIAN EXPRESS fire UPDATE Jan 14
The ship with two salvage tugs is moving around, there’s no actual towage yet. Weather is fine, so it is not weather which hampers or delays towage, it is no doubt, fire and/or its’ dangerous...
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Car carrier damaged in collision, Emden
Car carrier CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG allided with lock construction in Emden while entering port, at around 1500 UTC Jan 14. Two tugs were assisting the ship, but strong wind pushed car carrier onto...
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Latvian freighter aground, Oresund, Sweden
General cargo ship RIX EMERALD ran aground on Landskrona approach, Oresund, Sweden, at around 0545 UTC Jan 15, on arrival from Aarhus Denmark. No information yet on possible damages. As of 1200 UTC,...
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Livestock carrier aground, Mediterranean
Livestock carrier WARDEH, anchored off Mersin, Turkey, Mediterranean sea, reportedly drifted aground during recent storm, probably on Jan 15. The ship with 2 watchmen on board was anchored in Mersin...
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Pollution and dead fish at Santos, Greek bulk carrier main suspect
A large spill was detected near and around bulk carrier ROOK berthed at Santos, Brazil, on Jan 10. A lot of dead fish spotted in Santos Bay were reported. After investigation and samples tests, bulk...
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Master of Russian bulk carrier died in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Master of Russian bulk carrier VIKTOR TKACHYOV died in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on the way to hospital, on Jan 16. Bulk carrier is stranded in Abidjan since August last year because of financial problems...
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Cargo ship collided with pier at Barranquilla VIDEO
General cargo ship MURUETA collided with pier at around 1140 LT Jan 16 while berthing at Sociedad Palermo, Barranquilla, Colombia. Both ship and pier sustained damages, ship’s portside hull was...
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Container ship YANTIAN EXPRESS fire UPDATE Jan 17
Latest HAPAG-LLOYD statement Jan 17:MV “Yantian Express” (voyage 108E) – Update 3 Further to our CustomerInfo of January 10, 2019 we would like to provide you with following status update: The salvage...
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Ro-ro grounding, Warnemunde
Ro-ro cargo ship BORE BANK early in the morning Jan 17 ran aground while entering Gedser – Warnemunde Channel off eastern mole, in front of mole’s lighthouse, blocking the fairway. The ship was...
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