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Filipino seaman found dead in his cabin
29-year old Filipino crew, rank unknown, was found dead in his cabin in the morning Mar 10, on board of bulk carrier PORT PHILLIP, which just left Arica, Chile, destined fo Manzanillo, Mexico. He...
View ArticleTrawler sank after collision with Very Large Ore Carrier, 12 missing, China
Very Large Ore Carrier VATHY collided with fishing vessel of Zhejing Fisheries, ZHEDAIYU02611, at around 0100 Beijing time Mar 12, east of Yangtze estuary, Yellow sea. Fishing vessel sank, of 14...
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GRANDE AMERICA capsized, sank in Bay of Biscay
Ro-ro cargo ship GRANDE AMERICA capsized and sank on Mar 12 at around 1520 LT, in some 180 nm west of French coast. Starboard list was steadily growing, exact cause yet unknown – salvors were trying...
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Ships stuck together after collision off Wenzhou
Ships stuck together after collision off Wenzhou Bulk carrier MING ZHOU 66 collided with gravel carrier HONG CHENG YUN 3 off Wenzhou, China, East China sea, at 1115 Beijing time Mar 12. Gravel carrier...
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Container ship collided with tug, causing fuel leak, Ravenna
Container ship BF PHILIPP allided with moored tug while entering port Of Ravenna, Italy, in the morning Mar 13. BF PHILIPP struck tug with her bulbous bow, breaching hull in fuel tank area. Diesel...
View ArticleGeneral cargo ship sank in Marmara sea
General cargo ship YUSUF CELAL loaded with gravel ran aground near Topagac, Marmara island southern coast, Marmara sea, Turkey, on Mar 13. The ship apparently suffered breached hull and following...
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Post-panamax container ship fire in Chinese waters UPDATE
Mar 15: The ship was taken to Shanghai on Mar 9, probably moored at Changxing, but on Mar 13 taken to Shanghai inner anchorage. As of 0500 UTC Mar 15, she was on inner anchorage, but not at anchor,...
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Tug capsized after running onto bulk carrier anchor chain, USA
An inland pusher tug MICHELLE ANNE ran onto anchor chain of bulk carrier IOLCOS UNITY, anchored on Mississippi river between mile markers 224.5 and 226, at around 1100 LT Mar 14. Tug pushing barge...
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Pipe laying ship fire, Gulf of Mexico
Pipe laying ship OCEAN CONSTRUCTOR suffered fire in engine room in the morning Mar 13 in Gulf of Mexico, while laying pipe line at Ku-Maloob-Zaap oil field, Mexico. There were 181 people on board,...
View ArticleIndian research vessel fire, Arabian sea
Indian research vessel SAGAR SAMPADA, engaged in research works, caught fire at night Mar 15 off Mangalore, Western India, Arabian sea, with 36 crew and 16 scientists on board. Two ships of Indian...
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Bulk carrier aground, Black sea Mar 16 Update still aground
Mar 16 0600 UTC: Still aground, two tugs at her side. Kerch Strait Maritime Authorities said bulk carrier doesn’t hamper traffic, and as such, they added, isn’t much of concern. Kerch Strait is a...
View ArticleLaden tanker on rocks, Greece
Tanker AGIOS GEORGIOS I ran aground on rocks of western Andros island, Greece, Aegean sea, at night Mar 15, while approaching Gavrio port. The ship is loaded with some 850 tons of oil, no leak...
View ArticleCargo ship taken on tow, English Channel UPDATE
General cargo ship TIONA suffered a breakdown late Mar 15 in English Channel east of Ramsgate, was taken on tow by French SAR ship ABEILLE LANGUEDOC in the afternoon Mar 16, port of destination...
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Ferry APOLLO in trouble again, Canada
Ferry APOLLO is in trouble again, after hitting pier at Matane, Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River, Canada, at around 2100 LT Mar 16. Stern ramp was damaged, ferry developed visible...
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GRIMALDI’s conro ship in trouble in English Channel? UPDATE troubled
UPDATE 1430 UTC Mar 18: GRANDE ROMA is definitely troubled, disabled by yet unknown accident. The ship was taken on tow, as of 1430 UTC caravan was approaching Isle of Wight, joined by tug LOMAX,...
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Container ship collided with berth in Colombo, both damaged
Container ship GANTA BHUM collided with pier at Jaya Container Terminal, Colombo, on Mar 16, while berthing, reported Felixstowe Dockers. Photos show damages sustained both by ship and by gantry crane...
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SCF tanker explosion, fire, but reportedly, nothing serious happened
Product tanker NS POINT according to unconfirmed information suffered explosion in engine room, followed by fire, in Baltic sea in Latvian responsibility zone, early in the morning Mar 19. Latest AIS...
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Container ship capsized, sank in Iranian port
General cargo ship SL STAR capsized and sank along berth at Rajaee Port, Bandar Abbas, Iran, Persian Gulf, in the morning Mar 19, while performing cargo operations. Reportedly discrepancies between...
View ArticleKorean tanker fire, 2 dead
Fire started in superstructure of tanker, reportedly under the name of TAEHWA 1HO, at around 0540 LT (UTC +9) Mar 20 some 2 nm off Ohdong island, Yeosu waters, East China sea, South Korea. Fire...
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Bulk carrier collided with channel buoy, Brazil
Bulk carrier FEDERAL HUNTER reportedly collided with channel fairway buoy at Sao Francisco Do Sul, Brazil, while proceeding to berth, on Mar 20, on arrival from Rio Grande. No information on damages...
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