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Taiwanese freighter aground, Russia, Japan sea
General cargo ship LUCKY STAR 8 at around 0000 UTC Feb 4 ran aground, or more probably, drifted aground, in Olga Bay, northern Primorye, Russia, Japan sea. The ship arrived from Pyeongtaek, Korea (so...
View ArticleCrane collapsed onto ship, Indonesia
Mobile crane crashed onto cargo ship POWER JET, while offloading a boiler for palm oil factory, in the afternoon Feb 4. POWER JET was berthed at Dwikora Port, Pontianak, western Kalimantan, Indonesia....
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Missile cruiser contacted supply ship during replenishment in the Atlantic
Missile cruiser USS LEYTE GULF and Navy supply vessel ROBERT E. PEARY experienced contact during replenishment operation in the Atlantic off the southeastern coast of the U.S. at around 1600 LT Feb 5,...
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Bulk carrier AFRICAN ROBIN Bridge fire, probably damaged
Fire erupted on board of bulk carrier AFRICAN ROBIN, berthed at Kaliningrad Port, Russia, Baltic sea, at 0239 Moscow time Feb 6. Fire was extinguished in some half an hour, by crew, port firefighting...
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Tanker lost lifeboat with two crew in the Atlantic
Tanker CHEMTRANS NOVA lost lifeboat with two people in it at around 1830 UTC Feb 6 some 75 nm SE of Delaware Bay, Atlantic. Two crew, both said to be engineers, were carrying out maintenance in...
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Tanker collided with tug in Singapore Strait, didn’t stop. Tug capsized, 2...
Product tanker SHUN SHENG collided with tug KOI 3, towing sand barge, at around 0500 Singapore time Feb 7 in Singapore Strait in vicinity 01 10N 103 42E, west of Senang island. Tug capsized, of 6 crew...
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Freighter disabled, under tow to French waters, English Channel
Feb 7 Alert: PEAK BILBAO, IMO 9545027, dwt 3930, English Channel N of Guernsey - NUC since 0400 UTC, from Netherlands to Bilbao, ETA Feb 5. UPDATE: Was taken on tow at around 1100 UTC by French SAR...
View ArticleTanker aground, North Cyprus
Product tanker SALIM N1 was beached by storm at Northern Cyprus coast near Famagusta, in the morning Feb 7. Tanker was at anchor, reportedly, for a month, with all crew on board. Crew were evacuated,...
View ArticleFerry fire, Sunda Strait
Fire erupted on board of ferry BSP 1 at around 1845 WIB time (UTC +7) Feb 7, when the ship on Bakauheni – Merak service (Sunda Strait, Sumatra – Java) was approaching Merak, being some 3 nm off Merak...
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Cargo ship hit rocks, breached in Swedish waters
General cargo ship LISTERVIK hit the rocks or contacted rocky bottom west of Oxelosund, Sweden, Baltic sea, at around 0200 UTC Feb 8, while en route from Nakskov Denmark to Norrkoping Sweden, with...
View ArticleSEA FRONTIER salvage under way VIDEO
Product tanker SEA FRONTIER as of Feb 8 was in the same position, resting on bottom with heavy fore tilt and stb list. Salvage ongoing. Initial news:...
View ArticleCargo ship sinking in South China sea, towed to safety
General cargo ship DUC PHAT 66 issued distress signal at 0800 Hanoi time (UTC +7) Feb 8 in position 17 24N 107 04E, some 15 nm off Vietnam coast, reporting water ingress and asking for assistance. Two...
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Greek bulk carrier collided with anchored service ship, Singapore
Bulk carrier PIREAS collided with anchored Malaysian service ship POLARIS at around 0630 UTC Feb 9 on Johor Strait anchorage, Singapore, while approaching Tanjung Pelepas, en route from Australia....
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Gentle touch of a giant – mega container ship brushed ferry
Mega container ship EVER GIVEN while moving downstream on Elbe river, brushed ferry boat FINKENWERDER (MMSI 211437300, length 25 m), berthed at Blankenese ferry pier, below Hamburg, at around 0825 UTC...
View ArticleLighthouse vessel sank in Myanmar waters, 18 missing
Lighthouse vessel SINPYAUNG sank on Feb 11 in waters of Rakhine State, western Myanmar, Bay of Bengal, while carrying out construction works on a lighthouse to be installed on Lattphat island. Vessel...
View ArticleBulk carrier aground, Solomon Islands
Bulk carrier SOLOMON TRADER was pushed aground in Kangava Bay, Rennel Island, Solomon Island, in the evening Feb 4. The ship, anchored in bay, was loading bauxite since late January, weather said to...
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Cruise ship NORWEGIAN EPIC interrupted cruise, destroyed pier at San Juan VIDEO
Cruise ship NORWEGIAN EPIC suffered power loss and failure of one of engines on Feb 11, while on Caribbean cruise, had to interrupt cruise and headed for San Juan, Puerto Rico, at a reduced speed. On...
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46643Russian bulk carrier to be auctioned
Bulk carrier ZAPOLYARYE will be auctioned in 3 months time, if during this period owner fails to pay all port duties, said Port of Montril Authorities, Mediterranean Spain. The ship arrived at Montril...
View ArticleChilean Navy ship grounding in Beagle Channel, Cape Horn
Chilean Navy troops ship AQUILES ran aground while leaving Puerto Williams, Beagle Channel, Cape Horn area, southernmost Chile. The ship reportedly, strayed off fairway after bumping into buoy, at...
View ArticleAPL VANCOUVER heading for Singapore
As of morning Feb 14, APL VANCOUVER, escorted by tug LANPAN 34 (IMO 9739903), was E of Gulf of Siam, destination Singapore, ETA probably Feb 15. The ship left Vietnamese waters on Feb 12 after...
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